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2016 Postmortem

kebob

(499 posts) Wed Nov 30, 2016, 07:08 PM Nov 2016

Many Factors Contributed to This Disaster, but Which Was #1 [View all]

I continue to indict James Comey: Without his unprecedented interference, we'd not only have HRC as President, but a Democratic Senate as well.

But perhaps you've a different view...

25 votes, 1 pass \| Time left: Unlimited
	Comey
	6 (24%)
	Media gave Trump billions in free exposure
	1 (4%)
	Media spent too much time on Hillary's e-mails
	2 (8%)
	A combination of #s 2 & 3
	4 (16%)
	Complacency on the part of the Clinton campaign
	2 (8%)
	Republican failure to stand up to Trump
	0 (0%)
	Voter suppression
	1 (4%)
	Russia and/or Wikileaks
	0 (0%)
	Bigotry: racism, misogyny, antisemitism, xenophobia, etc
	3 (12%)
	Other (Please Specify)
	6 (24%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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Many Factors Contributed to This Disaster, but Which Was #1 [View all] kebob Nov 2016 OP

NOT voting!!!!!! benld74 Nov 2016 #1

Agree. That and the "protest" votes for neither candidate or those cast for Johnson ... Auggie Nov 2016 #11

You're right, of course Bobbie Jo Nov 2016 #16

HRC Numbers are up with Obama's 2012 ...this meme is not a true factor uponit7771 Nov 2016 #17

Calling your opponent's supporters "deplorables" just motivates them to vote. PoliticAverse Nov 2016 #2

all the handwringing over that is mighty rich. Sure it was politically inconvenient, JHan Nov 2016 #4

"and there was a political price to pay for it" - that's the point. This isn't about... PoliticAverse Nov 2016 #6

You're right, I know.. Eleanor Holmes Norton was alarmed as well but.. JHan Nov 2016 #7

That's your #1 reason? NCTraveler Nov 2016 #10

Russian hacks of state vote counts CanonRay Nov 2016 #3

comey killed the momentum in the final stretch. JHan Nov 2016 #5

Other: White Evangelical Christians. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #8

A lot of it was just bad luck. We won the popular vote and lost by a hair in rust belt Quixote1818 Nov 2016 #9

Crosscheck Botany Nov 2016 #12

We ran an insider in an outsider year. Vinca Nov 2016 #13

Other: the ability of parties unknown to steal elections electronically. eom planetc Nov 2016 #14

Political cycle creates an undertow geek tragedy Nov 2016 #15

Comey should resign. HE IS A TRAITOR trueblue2007 Nov 2016 #18

Couldn't pressbox69 Nov 2016 #23

Hubris nt sarisataka Nov 2016 #19

left vs right giving way to populism vs establishment NRQ891 Nov 2016 #20

the bad luck of Weiner NRQ891 Nov 2016 #21

NAFTA Dems to Win Nov 2016 #22

and everything you said about NAFTA, Ross Perot warned of in 1992 NRQ891 Nov 2016 #26

Russian involvement and dark money flamingdem Nov 2016 #24

Low-information voters turned out to vote Retrograde Nov 2016 #25

Combination, elleng Nov 2016 #27

Media calling it for Clinton weeks ahead, Dems got cocky and mis-spent time & money. kerouac2 Dec 2016 #28