2016 Postmortem

StevieM

(10,574 posts)

4. She won all the debates and had a great convention. But the fake email scandal was devastating.

Sun Dec 18, 2016, 01:36 PM

Dec 2016

The most successful fake scandal in world history.

By the time Comey interfered in the election to help the Republicans there was nothing more that could be done.

I am sure he would have found a way to do the same thing somehow to Bernie Sanders or Martin O'Malley.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

42 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

"Donald Trump won because Hillary was such a terrible candidate". [View all] kentuck Dec 2016 OP

And if the "terrible candidate" actually received more votes, guillaumeb Dec 2016 #1

And she's head by almost 3 million votes La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #2

Which doesn't count under the electoral college. LisaL Dec 2016 #34

Trump did the same thing in the republican primary that he did in the general election mtnsnake Dec 2016 #3

You know there's two guys who never bought that pack of lies... dionysus Dec 2016 #18

She won all the debates and had a great convention. But the fake email scandal was devastating. StevieM Dec 2016 #4

I also believe Comey cost us the election. LisaL Dec 2016 #35

donnie won first and foremost because the horrendous media. unblock Dec 2016 #5

You know what else didn't help? The idea that election was "in the bag." LisaL Dec 2016 #36

He took down Jeb HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #6

Don't forget - the RNC was hacked by Russian intelligence. So were individual candidates. I often BlueCaliDem Dec 2016 #9

So Kasich is the only one with no Russian oppo file? HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #12

Could be. OR he really DGAF. eom BlueCaliDem Dec 2016 #17

No, Trump won because Clinton not only had to run against Trump but had to fight the media, Alekzander Dec 2016 #7

+1 oasis Dec 2016 #22

The media was able to present Trump as a political outsider running against the corrupt jalan48 Dec 2016 #8

He didnt win anything libtodeath Dec 2016 #10

Well yeah melman Dec 2016 #11

I am going to punch anyone Emilybemily Dec 2016 #13

Trump won because of many reasons. BigBoss26 Dec 2016 #14

Absolutely. randome Dec 2016 #15

It was mostly Comey, voter suppression and Russia and HRC isn't perfect but doesn't bear the onus uponit7771 Dec 2016 #21

There was not a better candidate out there Generic Brad Dec 2016 #16

Not really. Kentonio Dec 2016 #30

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #38

"Both of the party's nominated the only person the other side could beat" Axolotls Dec 2016 #19

Comey, Voter suppression, Russia... !!!! uponit7771 Dec 2016 #20

"Donald Trump won because the KGB hacked our democracy and committed an ACT OF WAR" LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #23

Fuck this shit. (nt) Paladin Dec 2016 #24

I don't think Hillary was a terrible candidate. PragmaticLiberal Dec 2016 #25

Trump was a "better campaigner" because he was willing to say ANYTHING emulatorloo Dec 2016 #28

She lost because she's a terrible campaigner. Exilednight Dec 2016 #26

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #39

tell me Hillary's ecomomic message in 3 to 5 words. Exilednight Dec 2016 #41

Republican self-destruction in primaries was hardly a new phenomenon. Midwestern Democrat Dec 2016 #27

Democrats failed to recognize 2016 was a change election even with Obama being popular. geek tragedy Dec 2016 #29

she wasn't a terrrible candidate but she was a terrible okieinpain Dec 2016 #31

and don't let me forget the deal okieinpain Dec 2016 #32

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #40

Well, lets face it. She had high negatives (due to years and years of republicans going after her) LisaL Dec 2016 #33

just numbers djsunyc Dec 2016 #37

The thing is that Hillary Clinton almost won in a landslide andym Dec 2016 #42