> Also, given the way US elections are conducted, the right pressure applied in the right areas could deliver an outsized effect on the outcome. True. But pres

> Also, given the way US elections are conducted, the right pressure applied in the right areas could deliver an outsized effect on the outcome. True. But presumably the experienced veterans on Clinton's team also knew about it. It's not exactly a secret how US elections work, at least it shouldn't be the people trying to be elected. $1B+ budget would have been enough to blanket all the right areas with ads day and night and even have money left over for people to walk door to door and ring doorbells.