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In reply to the discussion: Lots of Americans Would Rather Sell Out to the Russians Than Have a Woman Lead America [View all]MichMan
(11,923 posts)No one can pin anything down to just one main cause. While she was aptly qualified, calling her the most qualified ever in the entire history of the country was a bit of a stretch.
1) She was the establishment candidate in a year where many voters wanted anything but.
2) Same as above, many people were just tired of having another Clinton or Bush in the White House again. That is a main reason why Jeb, who was favored by the insiders, lost so bad in the primaries.
3) Only once in my lifetime, has the same party won the presidency three times in a row
4) As stated by others, Hillary's negative were pretty high which had the effect of galvanizing some to show up just to vote against her
5) The AA vote was never going to turn out for Hillary in the same numbers as for President Obama
6) While it was ginned up & Comey interfered, the campaign did a terrible job handling the whole e mail situation, causing it to keep lingering in the news cycle.