2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Wow - the concern trolls were right. [View all]Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)It felt like 2016 was the opposite of 2012 in the sense many of us were absolutely terrified Obama might lose, so we came out in droves to make sure it didn't happen.
In 2016, most felt like there was no way Trump could win, and while the polls were close, Clinton had a consistent and healthy lead, which allowed us to ease up a bit and either stay home or vote third party.
What we should have known, based on what happened with Brexit, is that polls matter - but only to a point. How many people didn't vote, or voted for Brexit because they thought not to leave had it in the bag? The margins were still too small for anyone to feel comfortable about protest votes or voter apathy.
Had we paid more attention what happened in the UK, we might've been able to avoid all of this.