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[Dennis Donovan]

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[JI7]

1. It wouldn't have made any difference

[Dennis Donovan]

3. Not for me and not for the vast populace of Harris voters - she had my vote from the beginning

Notice he points out the pundit class complaining about it. They're the ones who missed this ball.

[Ocelot II]

2. Woulda, coulda, shoulda. What's the point in even asking the question?

[Dennis Donovan]

5. There's a lot of post-mortems out there

This one isn't particularly helpful, admittedly.

[Ocelot II]

8. Most won't be helpful, just intended to find someone to blame.

[Prairie Gates]

10. Agreed

[Fish700]

4. I assumed she was telling the truth.

[TwilightZone]

6. Probably not

Strategically, yeah, it's not a great answer. Biden's approval ratings were (inexplicably) pretty mediocre. She needed to find a balance between taking credit for Biden admin and Democratic accomplishments, while forging her own path.

That's tough to do in three months, but I think she did it to some degree. Maybe not enough, but it's also a very tricky tightrope to walk, as the article articulates.

There are so many reasons why we lost. I'm not sure where something like this would rank. It's just one data point out of many.

[Renew Deal]

7. It was an avoidable mistake

She should have thought about that question in advance. And it's not just a question for her. That question would apply to anyone running for office including Biden about Obama, Trump about Bush, Gore about Clinton, Clinton about Bush, etc.

[Dennis Donovan]

9. This isn't a helpful post-mortem, so I'm going to delete it. n/t