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2016 Postmortem

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(36 posts) Fri Dec 2, 2016, 01:23 PM Dec 2016

Do you think it was wrong that Hillary sent John Podesta to address her supporters on election night [View all]

Instead of going there herself to address them even though she called Drumph to concede?

I was talking to someone who said that showed she abandoned her supporters when they needed her most, and that showed she was a bad leader.

I had never thought of it like that before. I was so upset on election night (crying) and I wouldn't be surprised if Hillary was too upset to address the crowd at that point. It was better to have John Podesta disband the crowd rather than have them there all night.

I don't agree that Hillary not addressing her supporters on election night showed that she is a bad leader.

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Do you think it was wrong that Hillary sent John Podesta to address her supporters on election night [View all] Table Dec 2016 OP

Depends on when Prez Obama called her to ask her to concede n/t RoccoR2 Dec 2016 #1

Transparent and divisive Uponthegears Dec 2016 #2

This is pure clickbait posting! Ignore it! bitterross Dec 2016 #3

oh boy.. mtnsnake Dec 2016 #4

No blue cat Dec 2016 #5

welcome to du. niyad Dec 2016 #6

No MFM008 Dec 2016 #7

No. LP2K12 Dec 2016 #8

No, I don't. Frankly, I don't think I could have watched a concession speech that night anyway. Arkansas Granny Dec 2016 #9

No. WhiteTara Dec 2016 #10

Fool me once...n/t seaglass Dec 2016 #11

Do you take issue with Trump making sexual comments about prepubescent girls? NCTraveler Dec 2016 #12

she is still hiding. rejecting our moral claim to being the popular vote winner and will of the msongs Dec 2016 #13

Not at all Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #14

No. Things were more up in the air at the time than people realized. BzaDem Dec 2016 #15

I wasnt emotionally capable of doing just about anything after it was clear what was happening Tiggeroshii Dec 2016 #16

Do you think that Drumpf conspired with his friends to rig the election? mfcorey1 Dec 2016 #17

No, she was devastated. Why did it matter anyway? jalan48 Dec 2016 #18

I know I agree. But then people from the other side say Table Dec 2016 #20

People can be cruel-they wanted to see break down on national TV. jalan48 Dec 2016 #21

I'm not a Hillary fan, but don't care about this. jfern Dec 2016 #19

I liked it better the old way: "I was talking to someone at the tavern today ... " betsuni Dec 2016 #22