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2016 Postmortem

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19. I doubt we will ever see a politician as smart as Bill Clinton ever again

Wed Dec 28, 2016, 09:47 AM

Dec 2016

So he was ignored. So, so stupid.

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How Analytics Failed Clinton [View all] applegrove Dec 2016 OP

Well, that was a bit of a cock-up, wasn't it? The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #1

How about Robby Mook then? HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #2

If he was the one making those decisions, then yes. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #3

But people are trying to blame anyone and everyone except... Yurovsky Dec 2016 #13

Even the email server mistake wouldn't have come back to bite her The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #14

Exactly-despite the other mistakes and forces beyond their control- Yurovsky Dec 2016 #17

It blows my mind that they can't admit even the tiniest mistake... dionysus Dec 2016 #24

It's like if the Cavs benched LeBron in game 7... Yurovsky Dec 2016 #20

Nope... Clinton didn't county on Comey, Voter Suppression and Russia.. uponit7771 Dec 2016 #4

Any campaign has to consider the possibility of an October surprise, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #7

Not via treason... that's an impossible bar uponit7771 Dec 2016 #11

The Iowa head fake was a nice touch, too BeyondGeography Dec 2016 #5

Hubris. How many times did we hear, "She's got this" on DU? jalan48 Dec 2016 #8

And the Trump campaign stated in PLAIN ENGLISH... Yurovsky Dec 2016 #18

3 words: Out of Touch. Eleanors38 Dec 2016 #21

On Oct 18, AZ was a tossup HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #22

AZ was never in play. former9thward Dec 2016 #29

Every time I read things like this, it makes me angry. Nedsdag Dec 2016 #12

Well, OrwellwasRight Dec 2016 #23

Hear, hear. OrwellwasRight Dec 2016 #28

"Never campaign on the basis that it is 'your turn' ". Ken Burch Dec 2016 #31

Exit polls are crap mythology Dec 2016 #16

I saw her ads in Kansas citood Dec 2016 #27