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It helped that Hillary was a fairly unpopular candidate. That didn't lose her anyone that was going to vote Democrat no matter what. But that's in contrast to T
by ineedasername 5y ago
It helped that Hillary was a fairly unpopular candidate. That didn't lose her anyone that was going to vote Democrat no matter what. But that's in contrast to Trump, also an unpopular candidate with the GOP establishment, but again he'd get the votes of most people who were going to vote no matter what, and his 300+ firebrand rallies were a style that attracted many new voters. Though yes-- media coverage of every controversial statement made probably helped as well.
- krapp 5y ago>It helped that Hillary was a fairly unpopular candidate. And yet she got more votes than the other guy...
- ineedasername 5y agoIt's the states that were traditionally (but closely) blue where the expanded Republican voter pool made a difference, along with a few swing states. To some extent, she lost by very little in states where it mattered and won by huge margins in some states where it didn't.
- krapp 5y agoYes, she lost because of bad strategy and bad press, not because she was unpopular. Certainly not because Trump was significantly more popular.
- ineedasername 5y agoWell, she was also a bit unpopular too. Better strategy, or better popularity, might have made the difference. Hard to say. Things were so close in key states that it all approached a chaotic system where minor things could have unpredictable results.