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GaryCnf

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13. I agree that her speeches

Reply to ucrdem (Reply #8)

Sat Mar 24, 2018, 10:27 AM

Mar 2018

Were very policy-focused. In fact, they were great.

However, speeches are heard only by true believers and/or politics afficianados. Campaign ads and other forms of outreach are what are heard by voters deciding whether to vote and who to vote for and those were almost completely devoid of policy.

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Clinton Aide Says It Was 'Foolish' to Not Address Emails [View all] DonViejo Mar 2018 OP

When did she NOT address the emails? ucrdem Mar 2018 #1

Exactly. Every interview was practically 50% about emails. betsuni Mar 2018 #3

Yep. I heard her speak in Riverside in May '16 ucrdem Mar 2018 #8

I agree that her speeches GaryCnf Mar 2018 #13

Right. Blue_true Mar 2018 #7

I've always wondered whether it was a set-up from the start. ucrdem Mar 2018 #17

One of the things to come out of the email situation. Blue_true Mar 2018 #22

Jesus. I know right? ismnotwasm Mar 2018 #35

Not buying that at all... vi5 Mar 2018 #2

I agree to an extent mythology Mar 2018 #14

Totally correct..... vi5 Mar 2018 #31

Whatever she said about policy rarely made it on the air. unblock Mar 2018 #4

i kind of feel like addressing emails was all Clinton and her campaign did Takket Mar 2018 #5

That would be interesting GaryCnf Mar 2018 #6

Could you please provide links about this? betsuni Mar 2018 #9

I live in CA and saw maybe 3 Clinton ads. ucrdem Mar 2018 #11

Thought so. betsuni Mar 2018 #12

Along those same lines however.... vi5 Mar 2018 #33

I linked to them months ago GaryCnf Mar 2018 #16

Nope. One of the most common words in Hillary's campaign speeches was "jobs." betsuni Mar 2018 #23

Here's Nate Silver's podcast that talks about the negativity GaryCnf Mar 2018 #24

Do you need more? GaryCnf Mar 2018 #26

Here is the link to the ads themselves GaryCnf Mar 2018 #27

C-R-I-C-K-E-T-S n/t GaryCnf Mar 2018 #37

She actually had a series of positive ads produced to close out the final week of the campaign. StevieM Mar 2018 #15

Hindsight is always 20/20. With everything that was working against her Arkansas Granny Mar 2018 #10

This is stupid. So the problem was not enough focus on emails JI7 Mar 2018 #18

Sorry, not buying it. With the full-press disinformation campaign in full swing Mr. Ected Mar 2018 #19

It was Always Such a Petty Issue to Begin With dlk Mar 2018 #20

Oh good grief! Stop it! NurseJackie Mar 2018 #21

Hillary, Hillary, Hillary! betsuni Mar 2018 #25

The campaign could have handled the issue much better than it did MichMan Mar 2018 #28

Wipe it with a cloth... tonedevil Mar 2018 #34

Bingo Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2018 #36

I apologize for dooming your thread GaryCnf Mar 2018 #29

No, the right time to address it was as it broke. They dropped the ball then. Lee-Lee Mar 2018 #30

I agree. And we should have been MUCH louder in selling Obamacare. SMC22307 Mar 2018 #32