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In reply to the discussion: Go F*ck Yourselves: Bill Maher Goes Off on Liberal Purists Who Didnt Vote for Clinton [View all]CitizenZero
(505 posts)I am a Sanders Progressive but I voted whole-heartedly for Hillary. She has a great resume, a great record, and was qualified in so many ways to be President.
That said, I think she made a serious mistake by not campaigning more in the Rust Belt, in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio.
Yes, part of the reason Hilary lost was the Russia Hacks, Comey, unrealistic Third Party Candidacies, Media Focus on Trump. That said, the election was close in those States anyway.
The Election could have been won if the Clinton Campaign did not take those States for granted as "safe" Blue States. Michael Moore, a life-long Michiganer, saw this coming and we should have listened closer.
Hilary herself recognized that she was a better Policy Wonk than Campaigner. She and her Campaign Team should have left nothing to chance and put more resources into those States. It was a tactical miscalculation, in my opinion.
I point this out not as sour grapes, but because we need to be honest with ourselves about why we lost. Russia, Comey, Jill Stein were all factors in the loss, but we might have overcome those obstacles if we had put more effort into the Rust Belt in the first place. Just my opinion.
I don't think that we will make the same mistake twice. We need to pay attention to the disgruntled people in the Rust Belt, not exclusively, of course, but as part of an overall strategy for defeating the Republicans, locally, state-wide, and nationally.
So, hopefully next time around, the Democrats will be victorious.