2016 Postmortem

kcr

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14. I don't think she would have, and here's why

Mon Dec 19, 2016, 10:02 AM

Dec 2016

I know that intuitively this seems to make sense. Appeal to everyone and you get more votes. But when politicians actually try to switch around to different personas drastically, it can come across as phony and hurt them. They really have to be careful with that. The idea that a candidate has to have broad appeal in order to win just ins't true. Did Trump make a show of doing anything to show a warmer, softer side? Hardly. And yet he still won the EC.

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Could Hillary have clotheslined her way into the White House? [View all] derby378 Dec 2016 OP

I prefer her "I don't give a fuck I'll say what I want" attitude she had in the 90's... JHan Dec 2016 #1

I remember when she released her own cookie recipe derby378 Dec 2016 #2

Many weren't as forward thinking as you... JHan Dec 2016 #4

Wow... derby378 Dec 2016 #5

Yep , she still remembered* the comment. JHan Dec 2016 #6

only because minorities and women are not considered average joe types JI7 Dec 2016 #3

Ain't that the truth La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #8

What's next? MFM008 Dec 2016 #7

Winning isn't everything - it's the ONLY thing derby378 Dec 2016 #9

in the meantime MFM008 Dec 2016 #11

I remember a WV election MadCrow Dec 2016 #10

Interesting. Reminds of the favorability of shrub because people would rather have a beer with him JudyM Dec 2016 #12

Voter suppression, Comey and Russia !!! ALL ELSE IS GUESSING uponit7771 Dec 2016 #13

I don't think she would have, and here's why kcr Dec 2016 #14