2016 Postmortem

democrattotheend

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12. That occurred to me, but I don't think that's it

Mon Nov 28, 2016, 03:21 PM

Nov 2016

I am assuming the president, like any politician, cares about his own legacy/political capital/influence. In the past, he has distanced himself from candidates he did not expect to win to avoid stories about how he couldn't make a difference. This is not a criticism - any smart politician does this.

My point is, if he knew Hillary was going to lose he would not have continued to go all out for her up through the very last night. He would not have told his supporters that he would be personally insulted if they did not vote for Hillary. He would have tried to distance himself if he knew she would lose.

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Why did President Obama push Clinton to concede? [View all] democrattotheend Nov 2016 OP

Probably because he knew that we lost FBaggins Nov 2016 #1

Sadly, I'm afraid you're right. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2016 #6

In my secret heart I am hoping the Commander in Chief knows more about Russian hacking rzemanfl Nov 2016 #2

That's between Hillary and Obama. Lil Missy Nov 2016 #3

Because it does not matter. quaker bill Nov 2016 #4

After all the crap trump brought on by saying he might not, maybe Obama thought it be better jmg257 Nov 2016 #5

My dream ... is ... Obama is calling to light voter suppression and the ability to hack US elections uponit7771 Nov 2016 #7

Because she lost Bob41213 Nov 2016 #8

Pure speculation, but Obama Exilednight Nov 2016 #9

That occurred to me, but I don't think that's it democrattotheend Nov 2016 #12

That's a double edged sword. Exilednight Nov 2016 #13

I am not sure he did. yellowcanine Nov 2016 #10

It almost does sound like fake news LeftInTX Nov 2016 #11