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There's also the problem of geographic polarization: more enthusiasm among Clinton voters in California or New York doesn't actually net her any more electoral
by eli_gottlieb 10y ago
There's also the problem of geographic polarization: more enthusiasm among Clinton voters in California or New York doesn't actually net her any more electoral seats, but she doesn't seem to have cared at all to campaign in states like Wisconsin and Michigan that ended up swinging against her.
- moyta 10y agoBernie did a much better job of calling and canvasing, none of this is rocket science though. Hillary could have done this, she had waaay more time and money to do this kind of outreach with.
- JBlue42 10y agoI think because of the two-year crapshow that is our presidential election process that most people wouldn't welcome further calls or advertising. I doubt there would've been much change in the results had you had the presidential election right after the primaries vs our normal election day. Trump had his narrative and people have known Hillary's for a while and definitely already an opinion of her. I can't really fathom the idea of there having been flip-floppers or undecideds more so than the stories I've read of people who had never voted coming out of the woodwork to do so (for Trump). Even more sad is that this entire thing was decided in a year with a 20-year low voter turnout. After so much venom spilled, and a little more than half of people decided to vote. I think that says something about both parties.