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In reply to the discussion: It would be nice if the centrists in this party did some introspection, too. [View all]Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Had she won, like everyone thought she was going to, they probably would have played out as genius chess moves.
As it was, though, realistically- the poster is correct. Looking positive? For sure. But lets talk actual messaging. Actual issues. There was a lot of "boo scary trump" and not a ton of here's why you should vote for me, here's what I'm going to change.
And like it or not, it was sort of a change election. A lot of us- me, for sure- thought Obama did a great job. Certainly we were better off than 8 years prior.
But a lot of the people who were looking for more motivation to go to the polls- people in the rust belt- well, they got "boo scary trump" ads and they got a candidate whose strategists told her to ignore those states after the convention.
The people on the ground, our party people? In Wisconsin? In Michigan? Begged the Clinton campaign for help.
But they thought they had it in the bag, so why rock the boat.
Trouble is, "don't fuck with success" only works if it succeeds.