2016 Postmortem

NRQ891

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5. it is about a choice between two candidates that had record high negatives

Fri Dec 2, 2016, 10:24 AM

Dec 2016

and the question is why - since when is putting up a candidates with record high negatives risk free, particularly when the closest aid has a husband who gets caught sexting a 15 year old girl?

i think these issues are being totally overlooked - that luck was pressed and ran out. both her high negatives, and Weiner's 'hobbies' were known risks, and not managed

The party core doubled down on Hillary knowing this risk. Biden wasn't available due to his son, but Biden really isn't different than Hillary when it comes to policy, and he doesn't have anywhere near the negatives. He would have won, period.

Why couldn't the party find a 'spare Biden'? Why didn't it have one? Why did it ignore Hillary's negatives as a serious risk factor?

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Would ted Cruz have won the same voters trump did [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 OP

I don't think so JHan Dec 2016 #1

To me, it is not about how many people voted for Trump. He did worse than Romney. It is about Trust Buster Dec 2016 #2

Many in this country, millions, take far too much for granted! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2016 #4

it is about a choice between two candidates that had record high negatives NRQ891 Dec 2016 #5

Cruz would have gotten Evangelicals and traditional republican talking point voters NRQ891 Dec 2016 #3

"Democrats fall in love, Republicans fall in line." BobbyDrake Dec 2016 #6

There is no denying that part of Trump's base is racist/misogynist Txbluedog Dec 2016 #8

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #11

Don't know if he'd have won the same, but the polls indicated he'd have won more voters than Trump mtnsnake Dec 2016 #7

It's not about more or less, per se La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #9

The problem with Cruz... texasmomof3 Dec 2016 #10

He would have won by a larger margin. Exilednight Dec 2016 #12

No Vogon_Glory Dec 2016 #13

Nope nevergiveup Dec 2016 #14

I think no. trump was the "change" candidate - Cruz was just more of the same. nt jmg257 Dec 2016 #15