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In reply to the discussion: In case you were wondering, Cenk is still trash [View all]Tatiana
(14,167 posts)I heard similar reports from people in Michigan. People who had experience with the Obama campaigns could see these missed opportunities for canvassing. OFA knew where the votes were, knew right down to the CD where to send people. I cannot for the life of me understand why this same type of modeling and technology was not utilized for Hillary's campaign.
KellyAnne CONway is vile, but she applied those exact principles to Trump's campaign. She had the data that showed where his potential votes where and what racist messages his sycophants wanted to hear.
The important thing is that we grow. There are so many lessons to be learned from this debacle. Securing our state and municipal elections, making sure we have Democratic governors and Secretaries of State to secure the voting results, transitioning to a paper ballot or receipt-type voting system, drawing fairer Congressional maps... we have to do all these things.
But I refuse to accept that this was not a winnable race, given all the obstacles. People who refuse to acknowledge the missteps of the Hillary campaign make it more likely that we will repeat the same mistakes again. Instead of being weakened, Trump is getting stronger. He could steal a second term if we don't get our shit together.