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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Eichenwald: The Myths Democrats Swallowed that Cost Them the Presidential Election [View all]Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)51. Same email glitch. Got immediate response from the crew
When I emailed them.
Very thankful.
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Eichenwald: The Myths Democrats Swallowed that Cost Them the Presidential Election [View all]
Hekate
Nov 2016
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Excellent! Every word of it describes how I feel about 3rd Party voters and those who stayed home
Lil Missy
Nov 2016
#2
Didn't the "start your own 3rd part and get out of ours" nonsense really alienate people
Feeling the Bern
Nov 2016
#10
In response to Berners who stated the "lock her up" crap- yes. They have to go.
bettyellen
Nov 2016
#25
First of all, drop the pretense that I was talking to you/about you personally.
Lil Missy
Nov 2016
#42
Eichenwald demolishes a key myth: that Bernie would have done better than Hillary.
pnwmom
Nov 2016
#3
Yes - I'd been thinking of you in the off days, and looking forward to getting back together.
NBachers
Nov 2016
#7
Yeah, I kept trying & trying, but never got the "Reset my Password" email. I had to contact Earl too
NBachers
Nov 2016
#17
Apparently polls that take all that into account aren't very accurate either. Nt
LostOne4Ever
Nov 2016
#36
Blaming that sliver of Green voters- and there's always a sliver- isn't gonna work this time.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2016
#11
Absolutely. The polls were so far off, I've never seen anything like it.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2016
#16
I don't know. I knew a lot of Berners that ended up voting for her but we're spreading misconception
bettyellen
Nov 2016
#30
The fact that Donna Brazile gave Hillary a debate question in advance... probably didn't help.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2016
#66
It was way before that- they salivated over Guccifer and Wikileaks and all sorts of stupid shit....
bettyellen
Nov 2016
#80
the tone of his campaign may have been more in tune with the mood of the electorate, than hers.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2016
#82
They don't want to take responsibility for running a flaw candidate at the worse time.
Cobalt Violet
Nov 2016
#40
Hillary won the popular vote and they're still counting. Polls had Hillary winning too.
grossproffit
Nov 2016
#23
Your last sentence is not true. See the Cook Political Report website. More people voted in 2016
spooky3
Nov 2016
#54
After a run that never happened? You can't ask someone who didn't see them run what they'd do after
bettyellen
Nov 2016
#29
Oh bullshit. He was barely vetted in the first place and would have fallen apert like a cheap suit
Lil Missy
Nov 2016
#43
Well any perceived or real negative could be hauled out as a reason for the loss.
Wilms
Nov 2016
#72
This is why people who that GOPr voters would lay down and vote for Bernie...
MrScorpio
Nov 2016
#45
So why did she WIN by a million plus votes? Those were cast by real people everywhere.
Hekate
Nov 2016
#57
getting rid of the Electoral College would require a constitutional amendment.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2016
#65
I agree. But if people want to reflexively blame this fuckup on "berniebros" or some shit
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2016
#84
other people have noted that Hillary's negatives were already baked in with a large segment of
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2016
#81
The Clinton Campaign Was Undone By Its Own Neglect And A Touch Of Arrogance, Staffers Say
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2016
#83