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2016 Postmortem

Adenoid_Hynkel

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7. I'd say the Kaine pick has been the biggest mistake

Reply to Doodley (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2016, 10:17 AM

Sep 2016

Nice guy, but she needed someone to excite the base - Warren or Sanders would have done that.

Her team, no doubt comprised of 90s Bill types, thought the way to victory was to appeal to moderates and centrists, who barely exist anymore, rather than follow the Obama model of maximizing the turnout of the base.

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Hillary Clinton's biggest mistake in my opinion [View all] Doodley Sep 2016 OP

I'm not concerned at all. stonecutter357 Sep 2016 #1

Agree with most of what you say except for the fact it is not just her who let the republicans get EV_Ares Sep 2016 #2

Agree EV. It has not been a level playing field, and leading Democrats have not dealt with that. Doodley Sep 2016 #5

Post removed Post removed Sep 2016 #3

Your concern jehop61 Sep 2016 #4

Thanks for your contribution. Doodley Sep 2016 #6

I'd say the Kaine pick has been the biggest mistake Adenoid_Hynkel Sep 2016 #7

Very good point. I am sure most voters still don't have a clue who her running mate is. Doodley Sep 2016 #8

Her two biggest mistakes Zing Zing Zingbah Sep 2016 #9