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No, she wasn't so hated. In fact, she had net favorables midway through 2015. All you saw was a gutter campaign because really, Trump and the Republicans didn't

• mikeash 10y ago
  And we can see how reliable political polling is.... In any case, it doesn't matter if >50% of people see her favorably if they don't see her favorably enough to vote for her, and if the other side sees her unfavorably enough to vote against her. I don't think that gutter campaign would have worked against someone who the Republicans hadn't spent two decades preparing for.
  • CalChris 10y ago
    You keep adding caveats and provisos. Fact is that Hillary is a well thought of Yale law grad, partner, Walmart board member, First Lady, Senator and Secretary of State. The only thing that will beat that is a gutter campaign.
    • mikeash 10y ago
      My claim was "many people hated her." It's not adding caveats and provisos to point out that this is compatible with being seen favorably by a majority. You keep talking about the gutter campaign. What's your point there? Blame Republicans for running an effective campaign tailored to the weaknesses of their opponent?
    • CalChris 10y ago
      My point is that a gutter campaign was all Republicans had. Obama had done well and Hillary was exceptionally qualified. So they motivated a scared base to win a gerrymandered election while losing the popular vote.