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If Republicans chose the worst person in 50 years of American politics to represent them, you've really got to wonder how the Democrats still managed to pick so

If Republicans chose the worst person in 50 years of American politics to represent them, you've really got to wonder how the Democrats still managed to pick someone who would lose to him. The DNC didn't want to listen to those of us in the party who were practically shouting at how unelectable Hillary Clinton was and the party got what it deserved, IMO.

scruple 7y ago
> The DNC didn't want to listen to those of us in the party who were practically shouting at how unelectable Hillary Clinton was and the party got what it deserved, IMO. And, many of us (I'm also a registered Democrat) that are watching things as they shape up in the DNC for 2020, are wondering if any lessons were taken to heart at all. It's frightening to me to sit here today and feel a genuine sense that Trump is going to win _again_ in 2020 because the DNC can't pull it's shit together and field an electable candidate.
tootie 7y ago
This is just way, way off-topic. If you want to make it relevant, try asking why voters decided she was unelectable and ask yourself it had anything to do with policy. I think the crux of my entire complaint is that a huge swath of voters don't vote on policy at all. There could be 20 million Trump voters who wish he'd be softer on immigrants and take action on climate, but they really don't care because they just love his attitude or something. It's like declaring your intent to be a vegetarian but spending all your money on Big Macs because they're tasty. And then asking why Chipotle put tofu on the menu when you know everyone hates it.
locopati 7y ago
Clinton received 3 million more votes. She, by any reasonable standard, won the election. Add in third-party factors. Comey came out at the last minute with a statement he later retracted after the damage had been done that had a measureable effect on the election. The GOP works hard to disenfranchise voters. Probable Russian interference (in FB trolling and opinion influencing if nothing else). Biased media coverage that played into Trump's game. The narrative that Clinton was a bad candidate is bs.

scruple 7y ago

> The DNC didn't want to listen to those of us in the party who were practically shouting at how unelectable Hillary Clinton was and the party got what it deserved, IMO. And, many of us (I'm also a registered Democrat) that are watching things as they shape up in the DNC for 2020, are wondering if any lessons were taken to heart at all. It's frightening to me to sit here today and feel a genuine sense that Trump is going to win _again_ in 2020 because the DNC can't pull it's shit together and field an electable candidate.

tootie 7y ago

This is just way, way off-topic. If you want to make it relevant, try asking why voters decided she was unelectable and ask yourself it had anything to do with policy. I think the crux of my entire complaint is that a huge swath of voters don't vote on policy at all. There could be 20 million Trump voters who wish he'd be softer on immigrants and take action on climate, but they really don't care because they just love his attitude or something. It's like declaring your intent to be a vegetarian but spending all your money on Big Macs because they're tasty. And then asking why Chipotle put tofu on the menu when you know everyone hates it.

locopati 7y ago

Clinton received 3 million more votes. She, by any reasonable standard, won the election. Add in third-party factors. Comey came out at the last minute with a statement he later retracted after the damage had been done that had a measureable effect on the election. The GOP works hard to disenfranchise voters. Probable Russian interference (in FB trolling and opinion influencing if nothing else). Biased media coverage that played into Trump's game. The narrative that Clinton was a bad candidate is bs.