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In reply to the discussion: How A President Leaves Office - The Only Possibilities [View all]MineralMan
(146,307 posts)All that was needed in Michigan was a larger turnout of actual registered voters, really. And had those voters who voted for third party candidate voted for Hillary, she would have won that state.
Excuses. We make excuses for losing elections. There were plenty of registered voters who didn't bother to vote to make that Crosscheck thing useless. But, they didn't show up. We didn't help them show up. Excuses are useless.
We blew it. We shouldn't have lost. But we didn't make enough effort in the right places. It's our fault. We should own that, and work to correct it by 2018.
I've been around elections and election campaigns since 1960. I know what percentage of eligible voters turn out and vote. We can do much, much better, if we have the will to do so.
I don't make excuses for losing elections. Ever. I work on GOTV efforts prior to elections. And guess what? Where I live, Democrats win. Every where I have lived, Democrats have won.
Think about it. Just get out the people who don't go to the polls. That's all you have to do.