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If people want to talk more about this I can be accommodating.
Had Hillary done any one of the following, she would be president.
Gotten out in front of the emails.
Admitted she was feeling ill.
Had a coherent message.
Actually liked people rather than merely tolerating them.
Taken oration tips from her personal friends, the two greatest living orators.
Not thinking Arizona is in play... Arizona FFS.
Having her husband talk to poor, white people.
If people want to talk more about this I can be accommodating.
Had Hillary done any one of the following, she would be president.
Gotten out in front of the emails.
Admitted she was feeling ill.
Had a coherent message.
Actually liked people rather than merely tolerating them.
Taken oration tips from her personal friends, the two greatest living orators.
Not thinking Arizona is in play... Arizona FFS.
Having her husband talk to poor, white people.
I've given this thought and as with any catastrophic outcome, it's not one thing that can be pointed to, but a litany of things that go wrong.
On my phone but add had any charisma, or want so lazy/entitled that she used a private server.
I've had a poor opinion of Hillary since she was first lady. Bill cheated on her, and she didn't dump him. Not even after he left office. Apparently for political expediency - she'd have trouble being elected later if she cut him loose. This would qualify her as a mainstream politician, but I've come to believe the office of President should be held by someone better than that.
Apparently I'm not the mainstream public. My chances of voting for Hillary would have gone up dramatically, not down, if she'd held Bill accountable. I don't care if a candidate is married or not - I'm not voting for the spouse. High-level politicians don't seem to be held accountable for anything today - it would have been a breath of fresh air in my opinion.
Then the Dem party chiefs undermined Bernie's campaign. That's election tampering - but has anyone been punished? Charged? Held accountable in any way? Hillary might have known, though that is speculative. There doesn't seem to be any investigation happening.
Addressing all the complaints subego raised would help. I'm not sure if it would have gotten my vote, but I'd have at least considered her. The "had a coherent message" would have helped me the most. She just sounded like business as usual in DC.
I've given this thought and as with any catastrophic outcome, it's not one thing that can be pointed to, but a litany of things that go wrong.
On my phone but add had any charisma, or want so lazy/entitled that she used a private server.
Amusingly, another thing we can pin on Hillary is the proposition her loss could be based on one thing. After a period of introspection, she's determined Comey is the one thing that can be pointed to.
Amusingly, another thing we can pin on Hillary is the proposition her loss could be based on one thing. After a period of introspection, she's determined Comey is the one thing that can be pointed to.
I'd say hes the second biggest factor. That timing was catastrophic as well. But without the private server there is no opportunity for Comey to interfere.
I've had a poor opinion of Hillary since she was first lady. Bill cheated on her, and she didn't dump him. Not even after he left office. Apparently for political expediency - she'd have trouble being elected later if she cut him loose. This would qualify her as a mainstream politician, but I've come to believe the office of President should be held by someone better than that.
Apparently I'm not the mainstream public. My chances of voting for Hillary would have gone up dramatically, not down, if she'd held Bill accountable. I don't care if a candidate is married or not - I'm not voting for the spouse. High-level politicians don't seem to be held accountable for anything today - it would have been a breath of fresh air in my opinion.
Then the Dem party chiefs undermined Bernie's campaign. That's election tampering - but has anyone been punished? Charged? Held accountable in any way? Hillary might have known, though that is speculative. There doesn't seem to be any investigation happening.
Addressing all the complaints subego raised would help. I'm not sure if it would have gotten my vote, but I'd have at least considered her. The "had a coherent message" would have helped me the most. She just sounded like business as usual in DC.
I guess there's no reason to mince words here. It wasn't cheating... the Clintons have an open marriage. The problem was he got caught.
I didn't dig too deeply into the DNC shenanigans, but I got the impression their tricks were dirty but legal.
I'd say hes the second biggest factor. That timing was catastrophic as well. But without the private server there is no opportunity for Comey to interfere.
My (somewhat rhetorical) thesis is she lost by such a razor thin margin, even something far less significant could have tipped the scales.
My (somewhat rhetorical) thesis is she lost by such a razor thin margin, even something far less significant could have tipped the scales.
Sure, but that's thing with a catastrophic outcome. You need everything and the kitchen sink to occur. Every little thing adds up. Which includes white resentment, anti-establishment backlash, and poor campaign strategy.
Somehow I feel that we've covered all this before, in multiple threads. I also question the relevance at this point. Hillary who? She's not involved in current government, so why distract everyone by rehashing her downsides AGAIN?
2016 called, it wants its thread back. Hillary Clinton is retired, she doesn't hold any public office, and has no influence on today's political agenda. Bringing her up now is a giant waste of everybody's time and deflects from the important issues at hand.
I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
I didn't dig too deeply into the DNC shenanigans, but I got the impression their tricks were dirty but legal.
It's a private organization. They get to do all kinds of ****ed up shit because they aren't technically part of the government. Apparently being fair isn't part of the law.
I've had a poor opinion of Hillary since she was first lady. Bill cheated on her, and she didn't dump him. Not even after he left office. Apparently for political expediency - she'd have trouble being elected later if she cut him loose. This would qualify her as a mainstream politician, but I've come to believe the office of President should be held by someone better than that.
Any time she comes into the public sphere the entire post election dynamic reignites.
Originally Posted by OreoCookie
2016 called, it wants its thread back. Hillary Clinton is retired, she doesn't hold any public office, and has no influence on today's political agenda. Bringing her up now is a giant waste of everybody's time and deflects from the important issues at hand.
Nothing on your list would have changed the election result.
Trump won because he got the most attention and the most airplay. Like a crappy song that gets to number one because it gets stuck in everyone's head. Its that simple. Also the 30 years of vitriolic hatred the Republicans constantly spouted against Hillary.
A brainwashing double whammy.
I have plenty of more important things to do, if only I could bring myself to do them....
Nothing on your list would have changed the election result.
Trump won because he got the most attention and the most airplay. Like a crappy song that gets to number one because it gets stuck in everyone's head. Its that simple. Also the 30 years of vitriolic hatred the Republicans constantly spouted against Hillary.
A brainwashing double whammy.
I firmly disagree. He barely won and Hillary was spectacularly awful.
Sure, but that's thing with a catastrophic outcome. You need everything and the kitchen sink to occur. Every little thing adds up. Which includes white resentment, anti-establishment backlash, and poor campaign strategy.
I do want to be fair to Hillary. There were definitely things which harmed her that were out of her control. First on the list is she had enormous shoes to fill. Like, size 50.
However, I'm not sure I agree with the idea of this being catastrophic. Her massive list of flaws aren't an "occurrence".
It's not really the perfect storm which sinks the boat that leaves the harbor with a giant hole...
Hillary lost because she ****ed over one of her own. That one election has cost the Dems dearly and it'll take decades for them to recover, all because a tiny number of the Leftist elite believed it was Hillary's turn. What's worse, those same people are currently burning every bit of political, and social, currency they have in a futile attempt at derailing Trump, a guy who is incapable of even feeling shame (and will never be impeached, let alone removed from office, due to the Repubs holding congress). All they'll get for their troubles is an even greater distrust of the media outlets who go to bat for them and an angrier base of opposition come the midterms.
"I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,
but by the content of their character." - M.L.King Jr
In hindsight, that she was so utterly clueless what to do with Democrats, it's no surprise she was out over her skis when it came to dealing with Republicans.
We have the numbers now, we know what mattered. Black turnout dropped a lot, which mattered in the swing states and is responsible for most of the polling error there (perhaps not the Wisconsin miss). Late deciders broke for Trump by a massive margin - that is where the Comey emails come in to it. The Sanders supporters did come out for her, though, as witnessed by the big victory margins in traditionally blue states. Don't blame the Bernie Bros for this mess - they may have held their noses while doing it, but by and large they did vote for her.
I think strategy-wise Clinton made an error in that she tried to win a lot of states, trying to hit the Obama map from 2008 and even improve on that instead of focusing on a single path to 270. I also think that she underestimated her problems in the Midwest from the start. She picked a running mate from Virginia, which is fine because it strengthened her position there, but there were no neighboring states where he could give her a chance. I think she needed someone from the Rust belt, much like Obama did.
Most of this doesn't matter next time. Hillary won't run again, Dems will take the Rust Belt seriously next time, and I'm sure they will pick someone more likable. The turnout is a problem, though - the changing demographics won't matter if they don't come out to vote.
The new Mac Pro has up to 30 MB of cache inside the processor itself. That's more than the HD in my first Mac. Somehow I'm still running out of space.
Then the Dem party chiefs undermined Bernie's campaign. That's election tampering - but has anyone been punished? Charged? Held accountable in any way?
Originally Posted by subego
I didn't dig too deeply into the DNC shenanigans, but I got the impression their tricks were dirty but legal.
What I was referring to is the F.E.C. is disfunctional. Link is to a resignation explanation by commissioner Ann Ravel, who has formerly been a chairwoman of the FEC. The FEC is made up of 6 commissioners: 3 Democrats and 3 Republicans. She mostly complains about the Republican commissioners blocking investigations, but it's possible the Dems don't allow investigations of Dem shenanigans either.
Regardless of whether one or both parties block investigations, the FEC is neutralized. There is no enforcement of elections wrongdoing, illegal or just dirty. Between FEC paralysis and Citizens United, I view elections fairness issues as corruption threatening our democracy. The two major parties are to blame - 3rd parties are not represented on the FEC. My solution would be to block the two biggest parties from holding more than 1 seat each on the FEC, and Citizens United needs to be overturned. By a new Amendment if need be.
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What I was referring to is the F.E.C. is disfunctional. Link is to a resignation explanation by commissioner Ann Ravel, who has formerly been a chairwoman of the FEC. The FEC is made up of 6 commissioners: 3 Democrats and 3 Republicans. She mostly complains about the Republican commissioners blocking investigations, but it's possible the Dems don't allow investigations of Dem shenanigans either.
Regardless of whether one or both parties block investigations, the FEC is neutralized. There is no enforcement of elections wrongdoing, illegal or just dirty. Between FEC paralysis and Citizens United, I view elections fairness issues as corruption threatening our democracy. The two major parties are to blame - 3rd parties are not represented on the FEC. My solution would be to block the two biggest parties from holding more than 1 seat each on the FEC, and Citizens United needs to be overturned. By a new Amendment if need be.
The guy who ****ed up the FEC (intentionally) is now White House counsel
I firmly disagree. He barely won and Hillary was spectacularly awful.
No single item on your list was a big deal. Even put together they wouldn't have made enough of a difference. He may have lost the popular vote by a distance but he won the college votes by much more than hairs breadth.
The damage was done by the 30 year hate campaign against Hillary. The fact that you think she was spectacularly awful rather than just a bit dull or inadequate proves my point. You were as taken in by it as many others were.
She should have been able to win without trying. Instead she never stood a chance because the GOP and the RW media programmed America to hate her years in advance.
All Trump had to do was convince some (apparently very stupid) people that he was actually electable. That just required enough exposure, which he got in spades by saying dreadful things at a rate of several per minute.
I have plenty of more important things to do, if only I could bring myself to do them....
Hillary lost because she ****ed over one of her own.
There are at least as many Americans who would see this as a show of strength as there are who would see it as an unforgivable betrayal. At least if anyone but her had done it. Amongst the voters she needed to win over, I expect there are even more in the former camp than the latter.
If a man had done it, I think you'd have been impressed. Not that you'll admit it.
I have plenty of more important things to do, if only I could bring myself to do them....
The fact that you think she was spectacularly awful rather than just a bit dull or inadequate proves my point. You were as taken in by it as many others were.
My argument for what makes her spectacularly awful is she chose not to address the dozen-plus flaws listed so far, any one of which could have made a 110,000 vote difference.
Trump won't run for reelection. IMO, it's likely the frontrunners for the Repubs will be Pence, Rubio, and Rand Paul (the last two would likely crush anyone the Dems can muster).
"I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,
but by the content of their character." - M.L.King Jr
Trump won't run for reelection. IMO, it's likely the frontrunners for the Repubs will be Pence, Rubio, and Rand Paul (the last two would likely crush anyone the Dems can muster).
I guess it's all downside for him.
He's proved he's the most awesome human being on the planet. He's also now discovered that the job involves a metric s**t ton of work that he's barely prepared to do. Running again and risking going down as the first one termer since Carter would puncture his balloon. By bailing after one term he gets to keep his awesomeness and bang on about whoever came next screwed up all his good work.
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My argument for what makes her spectacularly awful is she chose not to address the dozen-plus flaws listed so far, any one of which could have made a 110,000 vote difference.
She didn't address the flaws because she didn't think they existed.
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Trump won't run for reelection. IMO, it's likely the frontrunners for the Repubs will be Pence, Rubio, and Rand Paul (the last two would likely crush anyone the Dems can muster).
Without knowing who the Dems would run it is hard to guess, but I do think that Rubio in particular would be very hard to beat - if he survives the primary. He has FL locked up, he will likely mean a GOP boost among latinos, he is fairly young, and he is hard to run a hate campaign against.
Do you really think Trump won't run again?I would think he is addicted to the crowds by now.
The new Mac Pro has up to 30 MB of cache inside the processor itself. That's more than the HD in my first Mac. Somehow I'm still running out of space.
"I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,
but by the content of their character." - M.L.King Jr