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This may be too personal, but I think anyone who has ever been in an abusive relationship--with a parent, relative, partner, friend--has experienced what happened tonight many times. It is impossible to fight back against such violence. Trump's behavior was abuse.
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I think America has been in the thrall of an abusive leader for the past four years. The non-stop bullying and goading. The name-calling: Even in the #PresidentialDebate Trump referenced "Pochahontas," "Crying Chuck Schumer" and "Crooked Hillary." We hear this all the time.
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In 2016 Hillary had an ad with small children watching Trump on TV. It was just clip after clip of him name-calling and cursing. It's abuse. And then he denies it. Gaslighting. When you have experienced this, you recognize it for what it is. But it is toxic. And dangerous.
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The lack of empathy. Lack of impulse control. The violent outbursts. It is not what anyone should want in a leader and it most definitely is not what America needs. Trump has harmed this nation. Harmed our core values. Harmed our global standing. Harmed our national unity.
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It's time to let go. Many white Americans, especially his core male base, have fealty to Trump. They believe he stands for them while they feel aggrieved that women and BIPOC are taking over. We have to override their votes and their misreading of what our country stands for.
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Trump has done so much damage already. 205k people are dead. Forever. We have to regain control. It's doable. We have the votes if folks show up. So please: say no to the violence. #Vote Trump out.
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