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In reply to the discussion: I am tired of hearing how Hillary blew it [View all]KPN
(17,380 posts)We lost because we didn't appeal to the needs, wants, desires, convictions and principles of too many people. All we needed was 80,001 more votes.
I understand and agree with your frustration about "cheating" by the GOP. That's a reality we have always had to deal with. We lost by 80,000 votes. Not a lot. We should have won by 20,000,000. We didn't. That can't all be blamed on media, cheating, etc. In my mind, the Democratic Party has been losing membership for decades because it has moved right and in the process left working and middle class communities behind. It's not about the income level of the average Trump voter, its about how they view the economic future of their children/grandchildren given the past trends, and about inspiring those Democrats who did not come out because the party already failed them.