2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hey! Remember when Trump abruptly stopped campaigning in Swing states [View all]ZoomBubba
(289 posts)... or solid evidence that proves anything without a doubt. The race shouldn't have been so close, but we have to try to look at it from a nonpartisan point of view. Both candidates were very unpopular so it came down to the "who's less worse" than "who's the best." Clinton had accumulated thousands and thousands of little cuts from attacks over the decades, severely weakening her already making the election closer than it should've been from the get go. But I think the DNC email controversy was what severely weakened her and Comey's talk was the death blow. But, honestly, the election probably came down to who could hit the other last.
Like some columnist said, "Trump was the only Republican Hillary could beat and Clinton was the only Democrat Trump could beat." And honestly, I was relieved when Trump won the GOP nomination because I figured there was no way he could win ... but I had a nagging feeling that I'd wished they'd nominated Jeb or Kasich, just in case she did lose ... that way I wouldn't have to feel like civilization could come to an abrupt end.