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2016 Postmortem

PoliticAverse

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6. "and there was a political price to pay for it" - that's the point. This isn't about...

Reply to JHan (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 07:32 PM

Nov 2016

which candidate was "more offensive" (is there a doubt it was Trump?) but rather what
resulted in the biggest political hit. The "deplorables" comment was politically unwise
and may have cost the election.

Note that in 2008 Obama also made a comment that was used as a rallying point
by opposition voters:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/apr/13/barackobama.uselections2008

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Many Factors Contributed to This Disaster, but Which Was #1 [View all] kebob Nov 2016 OP

NOT voting!!!!!! benld74 Nov 2016 #1

Agree. That and the "protest" votes for neither candidate or those cast for Johnson ... Auggie Nov 2016 #11

You're right, of course Bobbie Jo Nov 2016 #16

HRC Numbers are up with Obama's 2012 ...this meme is not a true factor uponit7771 Nov 2016 #17

Calling your opponent's supporters "deplorables" just motivates them to vote. PoliticAverse Nov 2016 #2

all the handwringing over that is mighty rich. Sure it was politically inconvenient, JHan Nov 2016 #4

"and there was a political price to pay for it" - that's the point. This isn't about... PoliticAverse Nov 2016 #6

You're right, I know.. Eleanor Holmes Norton was alarmed as well but.. JHan Nov 2016 #7

That's your #1 reason? NCTraveler Nov 2016 #10

Russian hacks of state vote counts CanonRay Nov 2016 #3

comey killed the momentum in the final stretch. JHan Nov 2016 #5

Other: White Evangelical Christians. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #8

A lot of it was just bad luck. We won the popular vote and lost by a hair in rust belt Quixote1818 Nov 2016 #9

Crosscheck Botany Nov 2016 #12

We ran an insider in an outsider year. Vinca Nov 2016 #13

Other: the ability of parties unknown to steal elections electronically. eom planetc Nov 2016 #14

Political cycle creates an undertow geek tragedy Nov 2016 #15

Comey should resign. HE IS A TRAITOR trueblue2007 Nov 2016 #18

Couldn't pressbox69 Nov 2016 #23

Hubris nt sarisataka Nov 2016 #19

left vs right giving way to populism vs establishment NRQ891 Nov 2016 #20

the bad luck of Weiner NRQ891 Nov 2016 #21

NAFTA Dems to Win Nov 2016 #22

and everything you said about NAFTA, Ross Perot warned of in 1992 NRQ891 Nov 2016 #26

Russian involvement and dark money flamingdem Nov 2016 #24

Low-information voters turned out to vote Retrograde Nov 2016 #25

Combination, elleng Nov 2016 #27

Media calling it for Clinton weeks ahead, Dems got cocky and mis-spent time & money. kerouac2 Dec 2016 #28