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In reply to the discussion: Do DUers understand the meaning of 2million more votes? [View all]ybbor
(1,552 posts)36. Yes, She was deeply flawed or She wouldn't have lost all the rust belt states...
And the election.
She had negativity ratings north of 50 percent. She may have been the "most qualified" candidate of all time, but I also contend she was only a slightly better candidate than Dukakis. People don't like her for what ever it is. They don't and we knew it, but we still put her up. It's on us folks!
I say get over this huge mistake and let's start looking forward!
We are now just one state away from the Republicans having two-thirds of the control, which they could use to call for a constitutional convention and rewrite the whole thing. Thanks DWS! You may have cost us more than the White House.
We better get our house in order or we are toast.
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I do too. Clinton's lead is larger than the sum of all the Trump votes in almost a dozen states.
Coyotl
Nov 2016
#11
hey hey, ho ho, the electoral college has got to go... or get used to having LOSER republicans
TheFrenchRazor
Nov 2016
#73
We got killed by the effectiveness of GOP brainwashing in rural communities.
lostnfound
Nov 2016
#38
Their worldview is created from twitter and facebook fake news & 'Trumpland' was prophetic
Sunlei
Nov 2016
#43
Yeah, we got whacked upside the head by the electoral college . . . again. n/t
MrModerate
Nov 2016
#14
we got wacked because lots of people didn't want the 'status quo' system anymore or they sat out &
Sunlei
Nov 2016
#48
she won those states because of the black vote and they ARE a big part of the votes in the GE for
JI7
Nov 2016
#64
There are counties in states with More votes than registered voters, including in WI.
onecaliberal
Nov 2016
#52
Everything about this from the primaries on has been bizarre and unprecedented.
Kablooie
Nov 2016
#72