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2016 Postmortem

Shemp Howard

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13. She had control over her own TV ads.

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #11)

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 01:03 AM

Nov 2016

As I mentioned earlier, her ads in my state were appallingly bad. That's on her, and on her staff. I know that's Monday-morning quarterbacking, but I really believe that people in my state would have gone for her had she presented herself better.

Among my friends, Trump was seen as dangerous and unpredictable, a loose cannon of the worst kind. But at least he addressed the job issue in his ads. But Hillary did not. Not a word about jobs.

It's not my intent to demonize Hillary here. I do, however, hope that the party learns something from this. Jobs matter.

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winning enough rural votes to change outcomes - very sensible discussion [View all] msongs Nov 2016 OP

I'm still so stunned that I won't even pretend to have answers. RandySF Nov 2016 #1

Adding more candidates would be helpful. LisaM Nov 2016 #2

Recommended. An excellent analysis. eom guillaumeb Nov 2016 #3

yes for practical results just get more votes from everywhere you are currently ignoring msongs Nov 2016 #4

Howard Dean and the 50 state strategy. Why do Democrats have to constantly relearn these things? guillaumeb Nov 2016 #5

They need to put him back as head of the DNC NoGoodNamesLeft Nov 2016 #6

Guns and religion metroins Nov 2016 #7

No. That's both wrong and insulting. Shemp Howard Nov 2016 #8

Aye, there's the rub... Wounded Bear Nov 2016 #9

Hillary might have had the ideas... Shemp Howard Nov 2016 #10

How could she? Wounded Bear Nov 2016 #11

She had control over her own TV ads. Shemp Howard Nov 2016 #13

Hillary's increase FogerRox Nov 2016 #16

There is serious myopia sarisataka Nov 2016 #12

Didn't Hillary lose something like 32 Iowa counties that voted for Obama? SMC22307 Nov 2016 #14

Another thing... JSup Nov 2016 #15

YES, YES, YES !!! Deans 50 state and every county strategy RIGHT HOT DAMN NOW!!! uponit7771 Nov 2016 #17

Clinton or surrogates should have spent more time in rural towns, but... Garrett78 Nov 2016 #18

Beyond the point of the OP RonniePudding Nov 2016 #19