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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Without Comey's interference we win. I think that fact is more important than any other. [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)43. Sure, and in a dictatorship 100% of the votes is why a dictator wins. It doesnt tell the story.
But you knew that.
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Without Comey's interference we win. I think that fact is more important than any other. [View all]
stevenleser
Nov 2016
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Voter suppression and James Comey made the difference. Other things could've been better, but...
SharonAnn
Nov 2016
#33
That is a secondary factor, IMHO, because even with that she was leading by a lot pre-Comey.
stevenleser
Nov 2016
#8
I agree with you, media came to HRC a week before election like hounds... they could have
MyNameIsKhan
Nov 2016
#9
Comey had EVERYTHING to do with her positive momentum coming to a crashing halt.
Lil Missy
Nov 2016
#10
Absolutely. It affected some of my "independent" minded friends. They were going to support H, but
SharonAnn
Nov 2016
#34
That is only true if you ignore where Hillary lost and how they wanted change. nt
LostOne4Ever
Nov 2016
#12
She was leading BIG and in the middle of an upswing in all those places post Comey as well
LostOne4Ever
Nov 2016
#47
Why would you change something that works and would have won absent cheating?
stevenleser
Nov 2016
#26
Yep, Guiliani's errand boy should not get to just shrink back into the shadows. nt
prayin4rain
Nov 2016
#15
I think you're right, but I also think people like Sen. Warren are right when they say
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2016
#17
Not forgetting that he won the GOP primary-- he would have had more problems against the GOP A team
andym
Nov 2016
#48
That Ryan didn't help Romney much means little, often VP candidates dont help much in the GE
andym
Nov 2016
#54
Nope, the interference by the FBI director is an unprecedented issue for a Presidential election.
stevenleser
Nov 2016
#40
Nope. I like you, Steve, but you (and her fans here) are simply denying reality.
closeupready
Nov 2016
#55
And with all of what you write she was up 9 points, way out of the margin of error.
stevenleser
Nov 2016
#66
A lead so fragile is no lead at all. Mile wide and inch deep, and all that.
closeupready
Nov 2016
#67
As it always is or at least should be. We don't worship our politicos and an investigation or threat
stevenleser
Nov 2016
#68
And it was the last grand Republican smear-from which she could not recover from.
riversedge
Nov 2016
#28
Nope, that is just trying to justify your position, not actual analysis. nt
stevenleser
Nov 2016
#41
Sure, and in a dictatorship 100% of the votes is why a dictator wins. It doesnt tell the story.
stevenleser
Nov 2016
#43
Yes, and Poland is in Eastern Europe. I can list facts that don't pertain to the discussion too. nt
stevenleser
Nov 2016
#59
She didn't run one ad (that I know of) addressing jobs. Not one ad talking about Obama's
KittyWampus
Nov 2016
#46