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Showing Original Post only (View all)How was the GOP able to demonize Hillary Clinton to the extent they did? [View all]
Trump branded her as "Crooked Hillary" but the demonization began a long time before Trump.
It goes all the way back to Vince Foster and Whitewater and before.
In the end, Republicans would have preferred the Devil himself over Hillary Clinton. She was the most evil woman that ever walked this Earth.
We cannot minimize the power of propaganda over many years. With attacks from FOX News, Rush Limbaugh, and all of the right-wing media outlets in America, it took a heavy toll on Hillary's credibility. She had none with them.
We should not under-estimate the power of propaganda in the next election either.
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How was the GOP able to demonize Hillary Clinton to the extent they did? [View all]
kentuck
Nov 2017
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Oh, come on. They made Kerry and Gore polarizing figures, too, with almost zero cause.
LisaM
Nov 2017
#33
Kerry and Gore haven't received such the avalanche of continuous ire Hillary has.
forgotmylogin
Nov 2017
#40
But, they were treated as polarizing figures as nominees, which is what you said.
LisaM
Nov 2017
#60
They attached so much baggage to her it was impossible to respond to the bulk of propraganda
onit2day
Nov 2017
#37
No such thing as Liberal media only Liberal talking heads. It's all corporate media
onit2day
Nov 2017
#45
You left out the people most responsible - those that feel for that nonsense without questioning.
tonyt53
Nov 2017
#3
Their hatred goes all the way back to Watergate, bright, young woman attorney bringing down Nixon.
L. Coyote
Nov 2017
#8
They targeted the Clintons almost with as much fervor as they did the Kennedys.
HughBeaumont
Nov 2017
#10
"Almost"? They spent tens of millions of taxpayer dollars "investigating" them.
joshcryer
Nov 2017
#57
Dems don't do talking points or bumper sticker soundbites--but since the voting
tblue37
Nov 2017
#43
Exactly! Obama trolled them even worse and left the GOP incapable of governing.
populistdriven
Nov 2017
#68
Sexism on both the left and the right created a fertile ground for such propaganda.
SunSeeker
Nov 2017
#30
I agree with some of what you are saying but I disagree that anyone can compare to James Comey
StevieM
Nov 2017
#58
the extreme left of the democratic side assisted in demonizing clinton too
beachbum bob
Nov 2017
#54