2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumAxelrod: HRC's attack on auto bailout a "cheap shot"...
....that likely backfired on her.
He's not the only one who has said as much tonight.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)morningfog
(18,115 posts)grasswire
(50,130 posts)Meaning she won't stop fighting Bernie and pivot to Trump until then.
babylonsister
(171,070 posts)I'm glad he's speaking up!
grasswire
(50,130 posts)...and a couple of the other talking heads said as much, too.
babylonsister
(171,070 posts)TTUBatfan2008
(3,623 posts)And prevented a good win for Sanders (ie double digits). She definitely would not have made the attack if she was truly up 25+ points heading for a huge win.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)Peregrine Took
(7,414 posts)The voters were too smart for her....its a new day.
The old Clinton political wags, i.e. Begala, Podesta, etc. are old school. Livin' in the rich folks bubble.
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)There really wasn't much time to refute that lie here in Michigan. Lots of time to pound her over the head with it in Ohio.
corbettkroehler
(1,898 posts)In fact, much of the Michigan results can be instructive for the final push in the Buckeye State.
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)He falsely claimed that Chrysler was moving Jeep production to China and shutting down a factory in Ohio to do it.
That did not go over well.
John Poet
(2,510 posts)For instance, criticizing Bernie on gun votes,
then running off to her NRA-lobbyist-hosted fundraiser...
tabasco
(22,974 posts)Mrs. Clinton should have learned this from her husband.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)And they were right.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)Cheap shot, backfired.
Punkingal
(9,522 posts)Even Donna Brazille...that was really strange. They said without actually saying it that she is running a bad campaign.