Democrats Dont Have an Easy Answer for the Rust Belt

[Red Oak]

16. She had a bunch of policy speeches. That was part of the problem.

This was not an election for a bunch of policy speeches. Actually, I don't think any election is about a bunch of policy speeches. You need to have the policies, no doubt, and you give speeches on those policies, but you must emotionally connect with the top three or four issues that are facing the electorate. She was, in parts of the country, unable to do that sufficiently, given these parts of the country are very worried about globalization and their jobs. She may have given policy speeches about apprentice programs, etc., but that was not enough.

In my opinion she did not portray jobs as an emotional core issue. She did not seem to care enough about the topic.

She did seem to feel more intensely about other issues.

And, it may not have mattered because, most certainly, Carlos Danger having her emails on his laptop hurt her badly. She could not have seen that coming. I think that cost her the election.