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2016 Postmortem

Table

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

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

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 (Original Post) 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

RoccoR2

(90 posts)

1. Depends on when Prez Obama called her to ask her to concede n/t

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 01:25 PM

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n/t

Uponthegears

(1,499 posts)

2. Transparent and divisive

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 01:26 PM

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bitterross

(4,066 posts)

3. This is pure clickbait posting! Ignore it!

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 01:27 PM

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I won't dignify this post with what I think.

mtnsnake

(22,236 posts)

4. oh boy..

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 01:27 PM

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blue cat

(2,439 posts)

5. No

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 01:28 PM

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niyad

(119,920 posts)

6. welcome to du.

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 01:29 PM

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in a word NO. typical puke bs. no matter what HRC does, the reichwingnutjobs have something crappy to say.

MFM008

(20,000 posts)

7. No

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 01:31 PM

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..........

LP2K12

(885 posts)

8. No.

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 01:31 PM

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I think she and her staff have been through enough elections to know that while generally accurate, election night numbers are highly speculative based upon large returns from fast-counting counties. First and foremost she probably wanted time to process and discuss it. Next, she wanted to find out what votes, if any, were still pending.

Better to ensure all information is accurate prior to addresses your supporters and the nation.

Arkansas Granny

(31,827 posts)

9. No, I don't. Frankly, I don't think I could have watched a concession speech that night anyway.

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 01:35 PM

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I couldn't even bring myself to watch the news for several days. I knew that they would be showing Trump every few minutes and I just wasn't ready for it.

WhiteTara

(30,165 posts)

10. No.

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 01:42 PM

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seaglass

(8,179 posts)

11. Fool me once...n/t

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 01:44 PM

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NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

12. Do you take issue with Trump making sexual comments about prepubescent girls?

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 01:55 PM

Dec 2016

Do you think that disappointed his supporters?

msongs

(70,175 posts)

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

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 01:58 PM

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people.

Grey Lemercier

(1,429 posts)

14. Not at all

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 02:00 PM

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BzaDem

(11,142 posts)

15. No. Things were more up in the air at the time than people realized.

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 03:19 PM

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She did concede, but I wouldn't be surprised if that decision wasn't final when they sent Podesta out.

It is also likely that they would have waited until morning to concede if they realized how close the final results would be.

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)

16. I wasnt emotionally capable of doing just about anything after it was clear what was happening

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 03:30 PM

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That she was cognizant enough to deliver a message is impressive to me.

mfcorey1

(11,060 posts)

17. Do you think that Drumpf conspired with his friends to rig the election?

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 11:51 PM

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jalan48

(14,393 posts)

18. No, she was devastated. Why did it matter anyway?

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 11:58 PM

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Table

(36 posts)

20. I know I agree. But then people from the other side say

Reply to jalan48 (Reply #18)

Sat Dec 3, 2016, 12:37 AM

Dec 2016

if she couldn't even show up on election night then how could she handle being president.

jalan48

(14,393 posts)

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

Reply to Table (Reply #20)

Sat Dec 3, 2016, 12:39 AM

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It wasn't enough that she lost-we live in a very troubled time.

jfern

(5,204 posts)

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

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Fri Dec 2, 2016, 11:58 PM

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betsuni

(27,256 posts)

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

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Sat Dec 3, 2016, 12:51 AM

Dec 2016

or "Overheard at the tavern today ... ."

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