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In reply to the discussion: Hillary forgot to acknowledge my demographic directly in her Advertising. [View all]StevieM
(10,578 posts)46. She absolutely did target all the midwestern battleground states.
She had massive advertising campaigns and GOTV operations in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Larger than the ones Obama had in 2012.
The was one state, Wisconsin, where she did not schedule any rallies after the primaries. I doubt that even cost her Wisconsin, and it certainly did not cost her the election.
2016 was all about exactly what it appeared to be about--the fake email controversy. And James Comey dominated that race from start to finish.
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Hillary forgot to acknowledge my demographic directly in her Advertising. [View all]
DontBelieveEastisEas
Sep 2023
OP
"It's the economy, stupid!" was from a time when Reagan-Bush left the economy a shambles
DFW
Sep 2023
#86
Good points. I'm not reliving it well enough right now to expound. nt
DontBelieveEastisEas
Sep 2023
#6
I just checked Hillary's Vision for America list of goals she set for herself
Beastly Boy
Sep 2023
#9
Without any research, I would venture a guess that the commercials of her male challengers were
Beastly Boy
Sep 2023
#13
It was mentioned just for context, to set the mood and understanding.
DontBelieveEastisEas
Sep 2023
#20
1) law : to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about
DontBelieveEastisEas
Sep 2023
#35
Which is kind of what you did to Hillary in your OP. Also, refighting a primary, & bashing a Dem.
Hekate
Sep 2023
#40
In some people's heads, she never goes away. Even in the grave, they will kick her.
Hekate
Sep 2023
#32
Hey man, it was a total deal-breaker for me that major Dem candidates never once, not once, ...
Hekate
Sep 2023
#24
Generally relitigating the last election is frowned upon & you are going back to 2016--2 cycles ago
hlthe2b
Sep 2023
#41
At first I wanted to respond to your post, but then realized you are not focused
DontBelieveEastisEas
Sep 2023
#47
I note you are accusing DUers of "defaming" you upstream just because they disagree.
hlthe2b
Sep 2023
#48
A lot of us are wondering why the OP wrote something so hostile to Hillary Clinton, by name,...
Hekate
Sep 2023
#55
It was a criticism of her campaign tactics, or to be more precise; her advisors
Mossfern
Sep 2023
#82
So. How would you go about acknowledging middle-aged White males in a political ad?
ismnotwasm
Sep 2023
#53
Old attack resurrected: Democrats Have No Economic Message, Ignore White Working/Middle Class
betsuni
Sep 2023
#71