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2016 Postmortem

Wounded Bear

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9. Aye, there's the rub...

Reply to Shemp Howard (Reply #8)

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 01:36 AM

Nov 2016

but the fact is, the only candidate that actually had programs to reach out to rural folks and get them jobs was Hillary. Trump has bombast and empty promises of re-opening coal mines and 1950's era factories. Bernie had the rhetoric, but I don't recall many active proposals that would lead to real jobs, just his "tax the wealthy" ideas and infrastructure.

Real answers don't fit on bumper stickers. Slogans won't lead to real jobs. America desperately needs a policy wonk in charge. Instead we got a reality TV host.

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winning enough rural votes to change outcomes - very sensible discussion [View all] msongs Nov 2016 OP

I'm still so stunned that I won't even pretend to have answers. RandySF Nov 2016 #1

Adding more candidates would be helpful. LisaM Nov 2016 #2

Recommended. An excellent analysis. eom guillaumeb Nov 2016 #3

yes for practical results just get more votes from everywhere you are currently ignoring msongs Nov 2016 #4

Howard Dean and the 50 state strategy. Why do Democrats have to constantly relearn these things? guillaumeb Nov 2016 #5

They need to put him back as head of the DNC NoGoodNamesLeft Nov 2016 #6

Guns and religion metroins Nov 2016 #7

No. That's both wrong and insulting. Shemp Howard Nov 2016 #8

Aye, there's the rub... Wounded Bear Nov 2016 #9

Hillary might have had the ideas... Shemp Howard Nov 2016 #10

How could she? Wounded Bear Nov 2016 #11

She had control over her own TV ads. Shemp Howard Nov 2016 #13

Hillary's increase FogerRox Nov 2016 #16

There is serious myopia sarisataka Nov 2016 #12

Didn't Hillary lose something like 32 Iowa counties that voted for Obama? SMC22307 Nov 2016 #14

Another thing... JSup Nov 2016 #15

YES, YES, YES !!! Deans 50 state and every county strategy RIGHT HOT DAMN NOW!!! uponit7771 Nov 2016 #17

Clinton or surrogates should have spent more time in rural towns, but... Garrett78 Nov 2016 #18

Beyond the point of the OP RonniePudding Nov 2016 #19