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In reply to the discussion: It's official. Hillary Clinton was NOT running against Donald Trump. [View all]ehrnst
(32,640 posts)10. No one is "eliminating that she made mistakes."
Stating the obvious fact that she she soundly won the popular vote, despite the facts of statistical improbability of a party holding the WH for more than 8 consecutive years, 25 years of false smears by the GOP, and the efforts of the Kremlin does not = saying that she didn't make mistakes.
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It's official. Hillary Clinton was NOT running against Donald Trump. [View all]
Foamfollower
Jul 2017
OP
The OP would apparently have the assessment stop at "she was a brilliant candidate"
BeyondGeography
Jul 2017
#25
She was a brilliant candidate and up against a lot of forces, from all directions.
pirateshipdude
Jul 2017
#27
Even 'brilliant" people make mistakes. She is damned as "weak" because she wasn't
ehrnst
Jul 2017
#32
She also had some pretty serious successes, like provoking Donald Trump at all three debates
StevieM
Jul 2017
#35
She's a superb debater; Obama debated her 20 times and the best he could do was draw
BeyondGeography
Jul 2017
#38
I disagree. The FBI obliterated her reputation with their illegitimate and dishonest tactics.
StevieM
Jul 2017
#54
Which sort of makes sense. Those on the fence had just more reasons to go elsewhere.
jmg257
Jul 2017
#28
Had it not been for Comey, she would have won -- under Electoral College rules -- anyway.
Hoyt
Jul 2017
#8
She WON by over 3 MILLION votes. Only our slave era EC system gave a different outcome
FailureToCommunicate
Jul 2017
#12
Once upon a time, there were gossipy attempts to connect Bernie to the Russians . . .
Petrushka
Jul 2017
#48
I agree that she was a great candidate. The post-election analysis is nonsense.
StevieM
Jul 2017
#36
I agree with you except when you said she nearly won. She won. It was stolen
lunamagica
Jul 2017
#58