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It was a terrible blunder, that might have cost her the election, and not because of the number of people she put in the basket. It was a blunder because she c
by ScottBurson 10y ago
It was a terrible blunder, that might have cost her the election, and not because of the number of people she put in the basket.
It was a blunder because she called people deplorable. Had she talked about deplorable attitudes, she would have been on firm ground. I hope it doesn't sound like a fine distinction, because it isn't.
I voted for her; I am terrified of Trump -- rightly or wrongly, we'll now find out; but I knew this was a bad, bad mistake when she made it, right up there with Mitt Romney's infamous "47%" comment.
And yes, in my opinion, Trump made a lot more serious mistakes. But I am not totally surprised that a majority of Americans don't seem to agree with me.
- AnimalMuppet 10y agoI don't think the election was about mistakes. It was about loathing for both candidates. Turns out the loathing for Hillary was higher. I should qualify that. Trump, for all his negatives, had people who genuinely agreed with him. He also had a bunch of "not really for Trump, but I am sick to death of Hillary and her scandals and her Machiavellian machinations" voters. Hillary had a bunch of "good heavens, not Trump" voters, some "female in office, therefore has to be good voters", and not all that many "really love her positions" voters.