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2016 Postmortem

Shemp Howard

(889 posts) Sun Nov 27, 2016, 10:41 PM Nov 2016

Bernie (or Bernie's ideas) 2020! [View all]

Hillary lost the 2016 electoral vote because she ignored the very real concerns of the American working class.

Trump flooded my rust-belt state with ads about how he would re-open closed factories. Hillary ran ads about how she cared about children. Care to guess which ad campaign was more effective? Hint: Trump won my state.

Bernie understood what worried the average American factory worker. So did Trump. But Hillary did not. And so she lost.

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Bernie (or Bernie's ideas) 2020! [View all] Shemp Howard Nov 2016 OP

Hillary ignored nothing. She talked economy, jobs, income inequality emulatorloo Nov 2016 #1

I'm talking about her ads, not her speeches. Shemp Howard Nov 2016 #3

I will refer you to JHan's post below. emulatorloo Nov 2016 #6

I saw PLENTY of ads running DemonGoddess Nov 2016 #28

Her needing to push her jobs policies more does not mean .. JHan Nov 2016 #2

Her "platform" does not matter! Shemp Howard Nov 2016 #8

So she should have lied and voters have no responsibility to inform themselves then? JHan Nov 2016 #9

if she lied she would have been called out on it JI7 Nov 2016 #26

Oh right, I forgot the double standard. JHan Nov 2016 #27

How come I heard and understood ...? JHan Nov 2016 #11

Now come back to reality. WhiteTara Nov 2016 #4

Chuck Schumer seems to think it's a good idea to embrace many of Bernie's issues and ideas: think Nov 2016 #5

What else is Chuck going to say? JHan Nov 2016 #12

What do you mean by that? think Nov 2016 #14

Exactly that.. what else is he going to say? JHan Nov 2016 #18

Thanks for posting Kathy M Nov 2016 #30

Hell, no. bravenak Nov 2016 #7

Hell, yes. Shemp Howard Nov 2016 #13

And his ideas will make it worse because he has misdiagnosed the problem: JHan Nov 2016 #17

We disagree... Shemp Howard Nov 2016 #20

No probs. JHan Nov 2016 #23

Thank you for calling out nostalgia bravenak Nov 2016 #21

No. We cannot MAKE A COMPANY OPEN A FACTORY HERE bravenak Nov 2016 #19

I just stressed you out? Shemp Howard Nov 2016 #22

Good, thank you. bravenak Nov 2016 #24

Agree .... Thanks for posting Kathy M Nov 2016 #31

We also have the internet now. sheshe2 Nov 2016 #32

It's fucked up and unfrtunate but at least you are facing the reality we live in bravenak Nov 2016 #35

You really think liquid diamond Nov 2016 #10

You make a good point here. Shemp Howard Nov 2016 #25

Post removed Post removed Nov 2016 #15

Does the same apply to Bernie's ideas? (nt) Shemp Howard Nov 2016 #16

You know, so many of the DemonGoddess Nov 2016 #29

You are my hero. sheshe2 Nov 2016 #33

naw DemonGoddess Nov 2016 #37

she ignored the white voters who vote republican by not scapegoating a minority to blame for their JI7 Nov 2016 #34

Fuck that. nt LexVegas Nov 2016 #36