My personal opinion on why she lost is that she’s unlikable. Trump isn’t always particularly likable either, but at least he’s not two faced.
I would say she is a disgusting sh!tb@g who convinced a jury that a twelve year old virgin who had been raped was really a seductive vamp listing after old men and who had a General thrown out of the military for initiating a rescue of our personnel overseas when the authorization he assumed (in good faith) for the operation never came.
Trump is unlikable. Hillary is vomit inducing.
Kind of a difference there.
“Trump isn’t always particularly likable either, but at least he’s not two faced.”
I supported Trump during the primaries and general.
When people asked why, I would usually say “I wouldn’t want to have a beer with the man, but I sure liked his positions.”
This seemed to make them stop and think (sometimes). Took all the wind out of their sails on the P-grabbing comment, etc...
I think we are starting to see something similar with the “red pill swallowers”. They will still profess to hate him as a person, but admit that he (just) might know what he’s doing on the economy, taxes, defense, etc...
I think there are a variety of other reasons.
1) Despite its pro-Hilary coverage, Americans made their decision despite the media
2) Populism plain and simple. Would have been different if this was a Bush or Rubio. Neither party seemed to care about the working middle class. Trump did. Hillary ignored the rust belt states
3) Finally, at the end, Comey’s reminder to Americans about the email servers may have hurt her a point or so
4) Self deception: The constant Trump bashing, negative coverage of Trump, and lying polls had convinced her the election was in the bag that she didn't closely investigate what was going on in PA and other states.