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Yes, I know that Hillary Clinton won the popular vote. I'm all for doing away with the Electoral College. Yet that still leaves us with a serious question: Why did Hillary Clinton do so badly, even against a boorish opponent with no political experience? Why didn't enough people vote for Clinton to make the vote imbalances in a couple of states irrelevant?
Here is my theory. Look at the top people on the ticket. Shortly before the election, Hillary said that she would make Joe Biden Secretary of State in her Administration. Biden is certainly well known, having been a presidential candidate and Vice President for eight years.
Ticket: Candidates by occupation.
Hillary Clinton-President is a Lawyer.
Tim Kaine-Vice-President is a Lawyer.
Joe Biden-Secretary of State is a Lawyer.
In addition, Hillary's husband Bill is also a lawyer. Could it be that the American people don't want to be ruled by a triumvirate of lawyers? Mike Pence, Trump's VP, is also a lawyer but at least only one member of the ticket is a lawyer.
Another possible reason is foreign policy. Many people believe that Barack Obama's foreign policy is simply unacceptable. Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State under Obama for years. She seems to be in agreement with his foreign policy. She said nothing about changing it during the campaign. To top it all off, shortly before election day, she pledges to appoint Joe Biden, Obama's VP, as Secretary of State. It looks like more of the same in the foreign policy arena. No new ideas, no awareness of past failures, no sign of change.
What is Obama's foreign policy? Obama basically put America's allies on the back burner. Building up our allies and reassuring them of our commitment was a low priority. At the same time, Obama believed in making overtures to America's enemies and everyone else who wasn't a close ally. It certainly looks like Obama took American allies for granted and concentrated on trying to either persuade or deal with America's enemies. Whatever you think of this approach in theory, it looks like a disaster in practice.
Here is my theory. Look at the top people on the ticket. Shortly before the election, Hillary said that she would make Joe Biden Secretary of State in her Administration. Biden is certainly well known, having been a presidential candidate and Vice President for eight years.
Ticket: Candidates by occupation.
Hillary Clinton-President is a Lawyer.
Tim Kaine-Vice-President is a Lawyer.
Joe Biden-Secretary of State is a Lawyer.
In addition, Hillary's husband Bill is also a lawyer. Could it be that the American people don't want to be ruled by a triumvirate of lawyers? Mike Pence, Trump's VP, is also a lawyer but at least only one member of the ticket is a lawyer.
Another possible reason is foreign policy. Many people believe that Barack Obama's foreign policy is simply unacceptable. Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State under Obama for years. She seems to be in agreement with his foreign policy. She said nothing about changing it during the campaign. To top it all off, shortly before election day, she pledges to appoint Joe Biden, Obama's VP, as Secretary of State. It looks like more of the same in the foreign policy arena. No new ideas, no awareness of past failures, no sign of change.
What is Obama's foreign policy? Obama basically put America's allies on the back burner. Building up our allies and reassuring them of our commitment was a low priority. At the same time, Obama believed in making overtures to America's enemies and everyone else who wasn't a close ally. It certainly looks like Obama took American allies for granted and concentrated on trying to either persuade or deal with America's enemies. Whatever you think of this approach in theory, it looks like a disaster in practice.