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BeyondGeography

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35. HRC needed to do more campaigning for HRC
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 04:48 PM
Dec 2016
Clinton’s dip in the polls coincides with her absence from the campaign trail. She held just two public events in the two weeks before Labor Day weekend, a close look at her campaign’s schedule shows, while hosting 20 fundraisers in the same period. She bounced from East Hampton to Silicon Valley, rubbing elbows with Cher, Paul McCartney Jimmy Buffet and Apple CEO Tim Cook.

http://time.com/4481319/hillary-clinton-september-campaign-events/
Those who did will get what they voted for onecaliberal Dec 2016 #1
This should be fun. jalan48 Dec 2016 #2
This I will lay at the feet of the media. AtheistCrusader Dec 2016 #3
I guess we should have showed up in... yallerdawg Dec 2016 #4
But not enough did which is why I think polls should be open for 3 days to a week cstanleytech Dec 2016 #8
Here in Florida each county must offer early voted for at lest seven days, and Jose Garcia Dec 2016 #10
The Republican Party passed a lot of laws in NC limiting voting hours, etc. yardwork Dec 2016 #38
We did turn out to vote. He just turned out every white, racist, rural voter imaginable. LonePirate Dec 2016 #13
yes NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #26
and now Coolest Ranger Dec 2016 #5
Precisely Sherman A1 Dec 2016 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author Efilroft Sul Dec 2016 #14
I'd blame the Dem loss partly on this.... Plucketeer Dec 2016 #27
Yes, the turnout was low elmac Dec 2016 #6
Hillary turned out virtually the same number of voters as Obama, despite the fact pnwmom Dec 2016 #28
Hillary got about 4% less then Obama got in 2012 elmac Dec 2016 #32
Yes, because of voter suppression. They cut back polling places and pnwmom Dec 2016 #40
T has already been laying the groundwork, complaining that people have moonscape Dec 2016 #45
Or their names mysteriously disappeared from voting rolls. Qutzupalotl Dec 2016 #7
But to mainstream Dems this doesn't exist Generator Dec 2016 #37
The president is correct. J_William_Ryan Dec 2016 #9
Yup dems did it to themselves again. And lost the scotus for another generation Ohioblue22 Dec 2016 #12
lackluster enthusiasm, expected win, and voter suppression we lose BREMPRO Dec 2016 #15
Grrrr ananda Dec 2016 #16
While back at the proverbial ranch turbinetree Dec 2016 #17
Let's take it one step further Retrograde Dec 2016 #41
HEY, Friend Guess What turbinetree Dec 2016 #42
i DISAGREE lark Dec 2016 #18
It's hard to see the 'disconnect' easier when Ds -even you say things like "stupid rural BS" Sunlei Dec 2016 #23
300,000 were not allowed to vote in Wisconsin... secondwind Dec 2016 #19
at least they TRIED to vote. Sunlei Dec 2016 #21
Unproven and undocumented Yonnie3 Dec 2016 #24
yes, once I watched 'Trumpland' (included plenty of interaction with locals)disconnect was clear. Sunlei Dec 2016 #20
Well, he's partially correct. The strategy of inevitability didn't work so well for us. Tatiana Dec 2016 #22
The appointment of James Comey didn't work out so well pnwmom Dec 2016 #29
Not news. Orsino Dec 2016 #25
The President talked about everything but James Comey and his letter bombs. pnwmom Dec 2016 #30
That applies to the amount of campaigning Obama did for HRC. Eric J in MN Dec 2016 #31
HRC needed to do more campaigning for HRC BeyondGeography Dec 2016 #35
our votes were not counted recount now Dec 2016 #33
The groundwork for this election was laid 50 years ago. GliderGuider Dec 2016 #34
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No Hillary wasn't a "terrible candidate".. she is loved and 66 Million Cha Dec 2016 #44
+ a brazillion milestogo Dec 2016 #47
I love Obama, but he is absolutely wrong here... fiorello Dec 2016 #43
Is Obama really unaware of GOP voter suppression tactics? milestogo Dec 2016 #46
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