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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumPaul Krugman Coins Term for Trump Behavior When Beginning to Realize for Sure He Will Lose:
'Derp Spiral'
Paul Krugman @paulkrugman 3m3 minutes ago
Aha! I think I have the term for what happens to Trump if (when) he finds himself ever more likely to lose: he will go into a derp spiral.
Aha! I think I have the term for what happens to Trump if (when) he finds himself ever more likely to lose: he will go into a derp spiral.
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Paul Krugman Coins Term for Trump Behavior When Beginning to Realize for Sure He Will Lose: (Original Post)
Hissyspit
Aug 2016
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True Dough
(24,745 posts)1. Love it
+1 for Paul!
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)2. Krugman??? Derp Spiral?? - now that is funny..
He is so polished - that's why I find this funny!! - for Krugman ...
ailsagirl
(24,284 posts)17. He always seemed kind of shy and serious
but witty as hell, obviously!!
RapSoDee
(421 posts)3. #ComradeTrump's epic DerpSpiral !
Call him Donald Derp


Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)4. Great!
retrowire
(10,345 posts)5. YESSS DERP SPIRAL NT
fleabiscuit
(4,542 posts)6. LOL, love it.
BumRushDaShow
(161,704 posts)7. DUzy


ailsagirl
(24,284 posts)8. Already there are tweets
mopinko
(73,063 posts)15. omg. cheeto sporkhands!
the deadly derp spiral of doom.
bring it on.
DemonGoddess
(5,127 posts)16. bwahahahaha




Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)9. Now that was an expression that just needed to be coined!

MynameisBlarney
(2,979 posts)10. Derp Spiral

Jemmons
(711 posts)11. Ah finaly somone figured out how to get people who are bitter and confused
back into the politics as usual camp again.
Nitram
(26,544 posts)13. How about "downward derp spiral?"
spinning downward derp spiral of doom
They_Live
(3,368 posts)14. followed immediately by "derp spiral denial"
hee
SticksnStones
(2,108 posts)18. OH the power to launch a meme with a single tweet
Paul Krugman, we are not worthy
central scrutinizer
(12,618 posts)19. Trumpster fire
A new portmanteau word
mcar
(45,405 posts)20. Perfect!