2016 Postmortem

his experience would enable him to better create jobs. A number also mentioned that they strongly opposed illegal immigration. I'm sure that some backed Trump because says he strongly supports law enforcement and the military.

Still I will agree that the riots in Baltimore and the Blacks Lives Matter movement drove many to favor Trump.

The surprising thing for me was that Trump got the majority of votes in the electoral college. He campaigned as a total ass and insulted everybody. I seriously believe he really didn't want the job and was doing his best to insure he never got it. Still I might be wrong as he constantly says he hates losing.

One white lady I know initially supported Hillary but changed her mind over the abortion issue. She is a fundamental Christian.

One factor which is rarely mentioned is Hillary's position on gun control. She wanted to see another Federal Assault Weapons Ban passed and mentioned she thought Australian style gun control was worth considering. While that was a gun buy back program it was also mandatory and could be called confiscation. Like it or not there are at least 80,000,000 gun owners in this nation many who own "assault weapons such as the AR-15 or hi-capacity semi automatic rifles and handguns. In a close election the gun owner vote may tip the scales. Many show up at the polls to vote and to them it wouldn't matter in the least if Trump was a total asshole as long as he supported gun rights.

Plus we should not ignore Hillary's email scandal and the fact that many voters viewed her as untrustworthy. Donations to the Clinton Foundation and high speech fees for Hillary and BIll also fueled the suspicion of distrust.

Hillary also seemed to lack a vision. Much of her campaign was based on the fact that Trump was totally unqualified for the job while she had the experience. She obviously was right. Still voters wanted to try something different as this was a "change election." Hillary could not generate the enthusiasm that both Bernie, Trump and even Obama were able to. Far too many voters believed our nation is in decline and wanted to see a new approach.

Finally it is very difficult for any party to hold the White House after one party owns it for eight years.

I will totally agree that racism played a role in the results but it was one of many factors. How could Obama get elected twice if racism was the prime factor driving results in our nation? I believe Ovama would have won in a landslide against Trump if he could have ran this year.

I'm just watching Obama speaking at an awards ceremony. He definitely was charisma that Hillary lacks.