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2016 Postmortem

joshcryer

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23. The media didn't cover her campaign legitimately.

Reply to virtualobserver (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 09:33 AM

Dec 2016

That's the narrative the media built. It is not the grassroots campaign she ran where she visited hundreds and hundreds of schools, vocational places, low income working environments, whole nine yards. You may, if you wish, go to CSPAN and watch the hundreds of roundtables she did.

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Bill de Blasio: if Clinton had had a message of economic change, would overwhelmed Trump [View all] portlander23 Dec 2016 OP

This will make heads spin. CentralMass Dec 2016 #1

She did. joshcryer Dec 2016 #2

You can't run on change without criticizing the incumbent President unless..... virtualobserver Dec 2016 #4

that was only the talking point towards the end Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #9

Perhaps you don't personally need "radical" economic change.... virtualobserver Dec 2016 #11

Define suffering Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #12

Nobody? You must not be familiar with the rust belt. virtualobserver Dec 2016 #18

Nobody Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #19

Oh, Please..... virtualobserver Dec 2016 #21

nope just the common definition of the word Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #22

This was about fear Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #13

It was about the economy....you just didn't hear his message virtualobserver Dec 2016 #20

The media didn't cover her campaign legitimately. joshcryer Dec 2016 #23

The media never covers anything legitimately virtualobserver Dec 2016 #27

The country is going to make a rightward shift as a whole. joshcryer Dec 2016 #30

Keep trying...nt SidDithers Dec 2016 #3

not this shit again... Grrr!!! Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #5

"How many times do we need to debunk this??" SaschaHM Dec 2016 #16

why she ever stillcool Dec 2016 #6

and her vagina! Why'd she have to run on her ho-ha? bettyellen Dec 2016 #7

Thread win! mcar Dec 2016 #10

. Orsino Dec 2016 #14

Best response I've read in the Postmortem forum. JTFrog Dec 2016 #24

Comment of the thread really /nt JHan Dec 2016 #26

It would be interesting Uponthegears Dec 2016 #8

Given the extremity of Trump's words, I can see why they thought that their strategy might work virtualobserver Dec 2016 #15

that I agree with.. JHan Dec 2016 #28

Weak fud. Debunked over and over again. NCTraveler Dec 2016 #17

Comey, Voter suppression, Russia... !!!! uponit7771 Dec 2016 #25

I heard both Hill and Bill wax eloquent on Hillary's economic plans. ucrdem Dec 2016 #29