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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Three major tactical mistakes by the HRC campaign [View all]pnwmom
(108,975 posts)56. And yet this "poor campaigner" somehow managed to have the "black vote pretty much locked up."
So all that networking she did for decades doesn't count as campaigning? I say it does.
And this "poor campaigner" has ended up with at least 2 million more votes than DT, despite the highly partisan nature of our recent elections, the purging of millions of voters from the rolls, and the last minute interference of James Comey with his letter bombs.
Joe Biden has entered primaries before. Warren has not. And she's never shown any indication that she wanted to -- which makes her so much more attractive because if there's anything a lot of people don't want to see, it's a woman with too much ambition.
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I think we were poised to win until Comey pushed the false narrative, and the media insured that
still_one
Nov 2016
#33
And cover it they did. using the word criminal, let is hang for a week, then bring it back up two
boston bean
Nov 2016
#57
It sure did Boston. She won the popular vote, and she has more character and integrity
still_one
Nov 2016
#65
1, this is my hopeful take ... that the DNC will realize how many people will tolerate overt racism
uponit7771
Nov 2016
#29
I'm not saying that at all... I don't think these were the most important factors in the outcome
Fast Walker 52
Nov 2016
#11
Of course not. Just pointing out that bigotry wasn't the only thing that mattered.
Ken Burch
Nov 2016
#19
I think we (and her campaign) did NOT expect the weird appeal Trump had on the GOP
Fast Walker 52
Nov 2016
#12
yeap, polling America is dead to me... not even a post mortem of WTF happened other than
uponit7771
Nov 2016
#31
THANK YOU ! all the others are peripheral to the FBI, Russians, voter suppression and endless dronin
uponit7771
Nov 2016
#32
No. That's not why she won more votes but didn't achieve a majority in the Electoral College.
MADem
Nov 2016
#10
just to re-iterate, I don't think those factors I listed were most important in this weird election
Fast Walker 52
Nov 2016
#13
That's one of my takes on this election--after 8 years of a Democrat as president, not
Nay
Nov 2016
#69
They never crafted a SIMPLE economic message? You mean, they never did the impossible?
pnwmom
Nov 2016
#20
I hear you... part of it is they were too honest. Trump of course gave dumb, simple, dishonest
Fast Walker 52
Nov 2016
#21
yes, exactly. It's an ironic tragedy that Hillary actually was the most honest of all of them
Fast Walker 52
Nov 2016
#35
But Bill's election was light years away from now. And she wasn't running against Obama,
pnwmom
Nov 2016
#34
And yet this "poor campaigner" somehow managed to have the "black vote pretty much locked up."
pnwmom
Nov 2016
#56
1. Podesta's lack of taking internet security serious. 2. The campaign not taking Bill's advice
NWCorona
Nov 2016
#40
yes, the GOP has once again proved themselves to be the most shameless motherfuckers on
Fast Walker 52
Nov 2016
#53