I disagree with his down-playing of the Russian influence and Comey's influence, but that Hillary has to take more responsibility for the loss as well I do agree with. Even refusing to appear on the Howard Stern show for instance. Stern was a big Clinton supporter and would have been a kind of bridge to the mostly white male audience. Her campaign was so careful not to think outside of the box.
I don't know, maybe it just wasn't her personality to be more open and gregarious. That's a big problem with electing leaders. They have to check every box, including the "I'd like to sit down and have a beer with them" box. But even if Hillary wasn't as naturally gifted in that manner as her husband for instance, she might have put on more of a brave face and entered these dens of iniquity. Show she can hang with guys like Stern. She is very smart and witty and would no doubt have won over a few more just for even going on his show. Like Howard said, it wasn't even so much she didnt come on his show specifically, it was the attitude that she didn't have to, so why bother.
It always seemed like campaigning was an agonizing chore for Hillary and sticking to their carefully planned moderate script would just be enough to win. I don't blame her, that is who she is, she is more of a policy hack, more about crafting great legislation than being a spokesperson. While someone like Trump absolutely LOVED campaigning, talking to crowds etc...So there is a natural reaction in people, especially those that don't have a clear preference, when they have a choice between someone that looks like they love communicating with people and someone that looks pained to do it.
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