Had she not called American's a half dozen names. If she had come clean over Email-Gate. If she had gotten out of the Clinton Foundation (International money machine). If she had just published her Goldman Sachs speeches. If she hadn't lied about Benghazi. If she had given Pressers - or any of these things - she might be President today.
But the fact is that she did all these things and more (her past) so she looked and smelled shady to the voters. She deserved the blowout that she got. And that was what the Democrats got - a Blowout, a Shellacking, a thumping which the party may not be able to come to grips with ever again.
The Dems did not understand. They all went to private schools. Hillary was a shocking reminder of every fourth grade teacher in public school: harsh, scolding, mean, ugly, awful.