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2016 Postmortem

mtnsnake

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23. I think you summed it up nicely

Reply to Fast Walker 52 (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 05:25 PM

Dec 2016

If I was to use the same list of reasons you did, I would have it similarly but with a couple minor differences of percentage:

I would have it as 25%, 10%, 20%, 10%, 5%, 30%

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Key factors that led to Trump winning, according to my calculations: [View all] Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 OP

Progressive Puritans Charles Bukowski Dec 2016 #1

yes, but I think that's where the Russian hacks/wikileaks really played a role in amplifying their Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #5

i put more into russia hacking/fbi. JI7 Dec 2016 #2

It was her job zipplewrath Dec 2016 #3

but I think overall her campaign did a good job -- not enough obviously, but reasonably good Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #6

She was in trouble from the beginning zipplewrath Dec 2016 #17

Yes, all points well taken. She was kind of stuck. The thing that really hurt though was the polls Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #18

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #4

argh...I hate this! he doesn't game media coverage...the media is game for it! JCanete Dec 2016 #7

yes, that's why I think the media is the number #1 cause for Trump's win Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #14

Well, don't forget Bernie or Busters. LisaL Dec 2016 #8

McConnel withholding information lame54 Dec 2016 #9

yeah-- true. I guess that falls under the Russian hacking category overall Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #13

No way... lame54 Dec 2016 #15

fair enough. I agree he is and I wonder what would have happened if McConnell hadn't have blocked Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #19

Hate to say, but probably nothing zipplewrath Dec 2016 #20

I agree, not to mention that stories of Russian hacking were already out there and being ignored Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #24

Good analysis hueymahl Dec 2016 #10

hmm, yes-- that actually hasn't been mentioned before that I've seen Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #11

"The electorate's general distaste for having one family too involved in the levers of power." LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #30

fixed the numbers, since they added up to 110% before! Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #12

Anyone who's trying to blame just one factor is selling something. n/t Orsino Dec 2016 #16

Sorta zipplewrath Dec 2016 #22

Emails budkin Dec 2016 #21

I think you summed it up nicely mtnsnake Dec 2016 #23

One Word: RUSSIA Corey_Baker08 Dec 2016 #25

Lol. You boys are so cute. Squinch Dec 2016 #26

I'd put the media coverage at 75% at least. unblock Dec 2016 #27

Trump was on the air a lot. If that was not enough to convince people he's a buffoon, racist, bigot Hoyt Dec 2016 #28

99.9% voter suppression and ballot rat f*cking in my estimation ymetca Dec 2016 #29

Russian hacking was the problem... dubyadiprecession Dec 2016 #31

Her lack of a penis? sfwriter Dec 2016 #32