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Democrats say they now know exactly why Clinton lost
McClatchy Washington Bureau ^ | May 1, 2017 | BY ALEX ROARTY

Posted on 05/01/2017 12:53:01 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Failure to talk to working-class white voters elected Trump.

Wikileaks elected Trump.

FBI investigation elected Trump.

Email scandal elected Trump.

Men elected Trump.

Misogyny elected Trump.

FBI Director Comey elected Trump.

Lower-level FBI agents pressuring their Director (because that’s how professional relationships work) elected Trump.

Tim Kaine gave Hillary Virginia, but he also elected Trump.

White women elected Trump.

The Russians elected Trump.

Racists elected Trump.

Sexists elected Trump.

Rural voters elected Trump.

The working class voting against their own interests elected Trump.

Fake news elected Trump.

Facebook elected Trump.

Supermarket tabloids elected Trump.

Celebrity (The Apprentice) elected Trump.

White male resentment elected Trump.

Over-shaming Trump supporters elected Trump.

Rejecting Bernie elected Trump.

Reagan democrats elected Trump.

Gary Johnson and Jill Stein voters elected Trump.

Backlash against political correctness elected Trump.

There are many terrible reasons for President Trump’s victory, but there are two things that were not a factor. First, Hillary was the perfect candidate; nothing she did harmed her candidacy in any way. Second, President Trump was the worst candidate imaginable; nothing he did helped his candidacy at all, except with racists, sexists, bigots, and the rest of the basket of deplorables.


41 posted on 05/01/2017 2:33:35 PM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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The press always plays to the warmth and affection directed to Hillary by the former Rapist in Chief. Then they talk about Hillary the supernatural role model.

The CBS aired on Madam Secretary for years to make Hillary look Presidential.

No one ever gets around to the part where the Democrats Standard Bearer had and has all the charisma and appeal of a water moccasin.

42 posted on 05/01/2017 2:36:05 PM PDT by stevem
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To: Lorianne
"Ok it was racist, sexist Russians."

You stole my post.

43 posted on 05/01/2017 2:51:58 PM PDT by HangThemHigh (Entropy is not what it used to be.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The fact that they ignore the true reasons Hillary lost (crooked, unlikeable, self-serving, unpatriotic, shrew-like, etc.) is good news. It means in 2020 when Pocahauntas or Joe Biden or Bernie runs, or even Hillary Herself, the political advice from their handlers will be wrong. In other words, they will be correcting problems that aren’t the problem. Ergo, eight Trump years!


44 posted on 05/01/2017 2:59:39 PM PDT by JohnEBoy (O)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Hillary lost because of her bout with pnuemonia paralysis. Worst case I’ve ever seen.


45 posted on 05/01/2017 3:43:16 PM PDT by Libloather (Trivial Pursuit question - name the first female to lose TWO presidential elections!)
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To: JohnEBoy

Maybe the missing black voters in Florida and Michigan voted for Trump BY SITTING OUT THE ELECTION.


46 posted on 05/01/2017 3:44:43 PM PDT by Conserv
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Did they actually PAY some group to figure this out? I could have told them that for free! Hillary lost because many who turned out to vote for Obama, in his “historic” election couldn’t be bothered to go out and vote for the old white lady.


47 posted on 05/01/2017 3:51:50 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: nobamanomore

Reminds me of the Yogi Berra interview where he was asked what his team would have to do to beat their opponents.
“Well, we’ll have to score more runs than they do,” was his reply.


48 posted on 05/01/2017 4:02:18 PM PDT by 91B40
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49 posted on 05/01/2017 4:03:49 PM PDT by COBOL2Java ("Game over, man, game over!" (my advice to DemocRATs))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

C U Next Tuesday


50 posted on 05/01/2017 4:06:29 PM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (If a border fence isn't effective, why is there a border fence around the White House?)
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She was a non-viable candidate in about every way possible. That’s reason enough to lose an election.


51 posted on 05/01/2017 9:27:31 PM PDT by oldtech
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

bookmark


52 posted on 05/02/2017 5:46:02 AM PDT by simpson96
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