How to Boycott Trump

By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2016
Posted on Thu Dec 15, 2016 at 11:54:04 PM EST
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There is no chance the Electoral College will show a conscience and some gumption and reject Donald Trump. Hillary now has almost a 3 million vote lead but that ship has sailed.

Rather than spend time discussing what electors could do, since they won't, I'd rather talk about something each of us can do: This holiday season and thereafter, we can reward retailers who don't sell Donald Trump or Ivanka Trump products. We can refuse to buy from those that sell them. Via GrabYourWallet, just say no to: [More...]

Amazon
Bed Bath & Beyond
Bloomingdale’s
Bluefly
Burlington Coat Factory
Dillards
DSW Shoe Warehouse
HSN (Home Shopping Network)
Lord & Taylor
Macys
Marshalls
Neiman Marcus
Nordstrom
Nordstrom Rack
Overstock
Saks Off Fifth
Sears
ShopStyle
SteinMart
TJ Maxx
Walmart
Zappos

Why Ivanka? As Grab Your Wallet says:

Because Ivanka campaigned passionately for Donald, has an official role on his presidential transition team, has been meeting regularly with heads of state, may benefit financially from her father's trade/tax/climate policies, and may be taking on some the duties of the First Lady...[her] brand has been permanently politicized.

Stores may listen. Shoes.com dropped Ivanka's shoes as a result of the boycott.

Also remember that Ivanka's shoes are licensed to Marc Fisher who contracts with factories and China and Ethiopia to make them. Her shoe company has been sued for allegedly copying designs from the more expensive Italian shoe company Aquazzura. She denies the claim. Here's one side by side comparison. As they say, if the shoe fits....

Here's a fun photo of the UnPresident Elect -- depicting him as leader of a mili