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This is best summed up as "Why not both?" In addition to the huge failings by both the Clinton campaign and the DNC - some of which you mention, but you're onl
by JohnTHaller 10y ago
This is best summed up as "Why not both?" In addition to the huge failings by both the Clinton campaign and the DNC - some of which you mention, but you're only scratching the surface - there's quite a lot going on.
Anecdotally on the fake news front, I have a bunch of folks I grew up with in CT that swore that Hillary was indicted. Mainly due to folks sharing false stories on Facebook. False stories that are shared on Facebook 4:1 by the "right" over the "left". And that was after having to deal with friends on the "left" sharing BS from BlueNationReview and the like in the primaries. Couple that with things like "Trumpbart" as my conservative friends call it being shared on Facebook at the same rate as CNN. Fake/biased news is an issue all the way around regardless of your political viewpoint.
And that's before you count in the "Comey" effect. Or the Russian DNC hack. Or whatever else. All that in addition to the failings of the HRC campaign and the DNC itself was the perfect storm that resulted in Trump's win.