Ten Reasons Why Hillary lost - And they are probably not what you thought

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88. You can't hold him responsible for that.

Hillary did that to herself by her changing positions and her refusal to release the text of her Goldman Sachs speeches. That made people think that her campaign promises weren't sincere. The simple fact that she seemed so close to Wall Street was a red flag for many Americans, who still have not recuperated their losses from the 2008 crash. If the Democratic party doesn't start addressing the economic concerns of working-class people, we will continue to lose elections. This election result should be a wake-up call for the DNC.

Trump was not the choice of the Republican party establishment; they thought that they could continue to run candidates that ignored the economic needs of their base as long as they championed a hard line on social issues. His nomination and election is a sign that that coalition of religious conservatives with those advocating trickle-down economic policies is no longer working for the Republican party. Both parties are in trouble and in need of reform.