2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Ten Reasons Why Hillary lost - And they are probably not what you thought [View all]potone
(1,701 posts)Poll after poll after poll showed that people didn't trust Hillary, and that Bernie had a better chance of beating Trump than she did. There wasn't the sort of excitement generated by her campaign that both Bernie and Trump generated. Too many Hillary supporters found it inconceivable that people would vote for an unqualified man who spouted bigoted and sexist remarks over a candidate with years of experience in public service. But Hillary represented for Trump supporters a continuation of the same economic priorities that we have had for decades that elevate corporate profits over the economic needs of the majority of Americans. People are sick of that; they quite literally can't afford it. That is how we have ended up with this false populist in office. Those who voted for him will soon realize that he is not their champion, but it will be too late. If we are lucky, it will only be four years of hell instead of eight.
God help us all, for Trump surely will not.