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2016 Postmortem

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Omaha Steve

(99,659 posts)
Mon Jan 11, 2016, 07:59 PM Jan 2016

Did Hillary's EMAIL sink her in Iowa instead of the data breech as has been suggested? (now a poll) [View all]


I was asked to make this a poll.

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/did-hillary-clinton-diss-iowa-caucuses-private-email-n472251

Did Hillary Clinton Diss the Iowa Caucuses in Private Email?

by MARK MURRAY

The latest State Department release of Hillary Clinton emails contained this message from Clinton to friend Sidney Blumenthal: "If Mittens [Mitt Romney] can't beat Grinch [Gingrich] in Florida, there will be pressure on state Republican parties to reopen or liberalize ballot access especially in the caucuses, which as we know are creatures of the parties' extremes."

Clinton's remark shouldn't be too surprising given that she lost caucuses contests - including Iowa's - to Barack Obama in 2008.

But if Clinton's caucuses-tilt-to-the-extremes comment sounds familiar, it's pretty much what helped sink Howard Dean before the 2004 Iowa caucuses - exclusive video that NBC News unearthed during that election cycle.
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To suggest the data breech yielded anything that would change the course of the race is ridiculous. highprincipleswork Jan 2016 #1
True! nt artislife Jan 2016 #4
Yes that was one stupid thread here at DU which is getting a lot of ridicule. emulatorloo Jan 2016 #5
The laugh-line is growing by the minute on that thread Segami Jan 2016 #9
Yep! emulatorloo Jan 2016 #11
When all looks hopeless it's time to resort to the shotgun approach. NorthCarolina Jan 2016 #6
Or the cigarette lighter. Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #12
I would add "dishonest" to that description. arcane1 Jan 2016 #8
+1, the data breach was focused on SC. joshcryer Jan 2016 #24
Iowa Democrats disrespect the Iowa Republican Causus all the time emulatorloo Jan 2016 #2
Well, she did use the plural possessive form of "party", Art_from_Ark Jan 2016 #17
It's more likely related to the biggest thing in her wordcloud: Untrustworthy. n/t winter is coming Jan 2016 #3
Nope, it was the data... data breached and now Sanders is closer... :-) uponit7771 Jan 2016 #7
Spoken like it's a fact, and with great authority, signifying NOTHING. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 #13
I think you missed the smile at the end of that post. kath Jan 2016 #16
I did miss it. I'm left wondering what's meant, if not the obvious. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 #19
It was the data theft. NurseJackie Jan 2016 #10
And tomorrows meme to blame sadoldgirl Jan 2016 #14
In keeping with the Daily Mail STYLE headline... anigbrowl Jan 2016 #15
No I think she is sinking because she does what she always does Kalidurga Jan 2016 #18
It's just Clinton fatigue. Besides, I don't think Iowa likes her. Punkingal Jan 2016 #20
I think the good people of Iowa simply like Senator Sanders' message. It is pro-Sanders Douglas Carpenter Jan 2016 #21
No, Bernie's message and Hillary's history are the things sinking her campaign. Scuba Jan 2016 #22
Sanders has an impressive phone banking game in IA. joshcryer Jan 2016 #23
What sunk her was Hillary Clinton, her ties to the elites, Betty Karlson Jan 2016 #25
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