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2016 Postmortem

zipplewrath

(16,698 posts)

38. My preferred expression

Reply to KPN (Reply #31)

Mon Dec 12, 2016, 09:24 PM

Dec 2016

She lost, and yes, I agree, she was a weak and flawed candidate.

But the "reasons" she lost are really far bigger than her. She participated in much of the causes, but these causes have been building for years. The democrats were ripe for the picking in the rust belt. Some of us had been warning for years. Just never thought for a minute it woulda been Vladimir Trump.

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Why Hillary Lost: The Great American Lie [View all] yallerdawg Dec 2016 OP

K'n'R ucrdem Dec 2016 #1

I think it's over ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #3

Hard to say. ucrdem Dec 2016 #4

He is ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #5

Yes there's that. ucrdem Dec 2016 #7

What surprised me ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #8

Gore lost by 537 votes in 2000? yallerdawg Dec 2016 #6

I see ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #9

Maybe a new election? True_Blue Dec 2016 #27

I doubt it ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #28

Read the comments Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #2

Trump can be nothing but a series if Constitutional crisis. world wide wally Dec 2016 #10

As "historic" as his victory in the primaries was... yallerdawg Dec 2016 #12

No honeymoon for you... Aviation Pro Dec 2016 #11

We just witnessed the bloodless coup world wide wally Dec 2016 #14

Kinda tired of this arguement hueymahl Dec 2016 #13

Funny. yallerdawg Dec 2016 #15

Sorry, I don't think I have had enough coffee yet hueymahl Dec 2016 #16

"Tired of this argument." yallerdawg Dec 2016 #17

Nope, not really hueymahl Dec 2016 #20

As the OP suggests... yallerdawg Dec 2016 #22

Fair enough hueymahl Dec 2016 #23

Yes, she won DK504 Dec 2016 #18

Today, the Dem margin is approaching 3 million votes, 2.83 as of Friday Coyotl Dec 2016 #19

So true. ananda Dec 2016 #21

You know what makes the electoral college void? LittleGirl Dec 2016 #24

Alex Mohajer lacks objectivity and credibility. KPN Dec 2016 #25

You agree with Kellyanne Conway's snark: yallerdawg Dec 2016 #29

No. I just don't agree with the message that KPN Dec 2016 #31

My preferred expression zipplewrath Dec 2016 #38

Well said. I like it! KPN Dec 2016 #44

It's pretty obvs, isn't it? bettyellen Dec 2016 #34

And you have credibility after pushing the email scandals? Seriously? bettyellen Dec 2016 #30

What??!!! KPN Dec 2016 #32

You complained about Consortium "News" email crap being taken down here.... bettyellen Dec 2016 #33

Consortium News is now "RW propoganda" ?! BlueProgressive Dec 2016 #41

You obviously lack any objectivity regarding this discussion if you KPN Dec 2016 #43

You mean you pushed the gop mantra. Jakes Progress Dec 2016 #35

What are you talking about? KPN Dec 2016 #45

Pot. Meet Kettle. Jakes Progress Dec 2016 #49

BS -- you're are now changing the topic by responding out of context. KPN Dec 2016 #50

You simply make my point alexmohajer Dec 2016 #46

Thank You erpowers Dec 2016 #26

You beat me to it. Jakes Progress Dec 2016 #36

I just posted some of the mellow stuff! yallerdawg Dec 2016 #37

"the unproductive blame game." - To be fair, the Clinton campaign itself started the blame game... MadDAsHell Dec 2016 #39

Humans beings are capable of multi tasking.. JHan Dec 2016 #47

KnR Hekate Dec 2016 #40

This finally tops it off quaker bill Dec 2016 #42

Yay! Another "Hillary really won" thread! EL34x4 Dec 2016 #48

This is why I hate hearing people say HRC/Democrats "blew it" forgotmylogin Dec 2016 #51

I stopped reading at that point. SlimJimmy Dec 2016 #52