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2016 Postmortem

bhikkhu

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2. With a loss by such a small margin you can blame anybody

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Dec 3, 2016, 01:41 PM

Dec 2016

There are no demographic groups small enough that a bit more of a swing toward Hillary or a swing away from trump wouldn't have changed the outcome. At which point throwing blame around isn't much use.

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Yes, you can blame millennials for Hillary Clintons loss [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2016 OP

Anyone can blame anyone. David__77 Dec 2016 #1

And we can blame the 53% of white women who voted for Trump. SharonAnn Dec 2016 #7

With a loss by such a small margin you can blame anybody bhikkhu Dec 2016 #2

Blaming only 1 thing or group is ridiculous and wrong. There are many factors that went into uppityperson Dec 2016 #3

Good data in there, but they didn't care enough about an HRC presidency to vote for her BeyondGeography Dec 2016 #4

"Hillary Clinton's campaign has lots of excuses for losing." lapucelle Dec 2016 #5

Federal weed laws will now be enforced. Now the millennials are freaking out! Cattledog Dec 2016 #6

Podesta/Mook should've ran a tougher/smarter campaign, radius777 Dec 2016 #8