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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why did Hillary Clinton lose the GE? [View all]JI7
(89,283 posts)10. that doesn't explain anti free trade candidates like Stickland and Feingold losing
to pro free trade , pro business traditional romney type republicans like johnson and portman.
and Johnson and Portman did better than Trump.
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Comey was the thing that turned what was in her favor. but i think if there was a more active
JI7
Nov 2016
#1
you said the thing about populist and outsider. but Johnson and Portman doing much better goes
JI7
Nov 2016
#16
Also you could say pointing to a couple candidates doesn't tell the whole story either
mvd
Nov 2016
#22
all three of the blue states that flipped were crippled by NAFTA.... those voters didn't like her
putitinD
Nov 2016
#25
It was like the scene in Gladiator where the tigers start leaping out of the ground.
ucrdem
Nov 2016
#6
Sadly, this is much bigger than Hillary. Hillary can't be used to explain away a Republican-
Trust Buster
Nov 2016
#7
It's never just one thing but an accumulative buildup of many things. Serial low voter turnout
Trust Buster
Nov 2016
#11
Too flawed. She's a woman and she had the temerity to run for president? WTF was she thinking!
tandem5
Nov 2016
#23