Everyone runs from the loser......... it’s the nature of politics. Happens on our side also.
With that said, Hillary was an awful candidate. I cannot remember another candidate with this much baggage and the DNC did themselves no favors by not allowing others to challenge her (truly challenge her) in the primary. The system was rigged for her and she carried that attitude into the general. She never had a true platform beyond attacking Trump and an absolute inability to criticize Obama or his policies. I used this several times with people who seemed uncertain of who to vote for.
She is not a likable person. No charisma and generally rubs people the wrong way. On top of that, she was the most corrupt person to ever run for office. A majority of America knows she is an unindicted criminal who lied over and over about a whole host of issues. Few trusted her. Her arrogance and lack of access compounded these problems and more than once I heard people remark that she did not seem to be “working for it.”
In a way, we really lucked out that they ran her because this was a very close race. A more charismatic and liked (including trusted) rat and I don’t think Trump would have won. This should be a lesson for both parties - you don’t select your standard bearer 8 years in advance nor do you allow one person to stack the party leadership. It is a healthy thing for candidates to win the nomination on their own merits.
I remember thinking Tuesday night when I realized the scope of this victory that there would be a huge backlash against the Clintons. They sold their party out for personal gain with the corruption, the hubris of the email server, and the way they ran roughshod over everyone in their way.
The first thing I thought on Tuesday night when it became clear that Trump would win was, Democrats should have taken the trash out in 1995. Since they did not, we finally had to more than 20 years later. And since they did not, the Clintons have destroyed the soul of the party.