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Unless the U.S. Constitution is amended to adopt a popular vote system, receiving 100% of the vote in states such as California, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Illinois has no impact on the overall outcome.
Yes of course. But when the voters prefer a candidate over the alternative, it does indicate that the candidate was not as unpopular as people were suggesting earlier.
She was not well-liked, which contributed to her defeat. Nancy Pelosi once remarked that in the district represented by AOC, even a glass of water running as a Democrat would receive more votes than a GOP candidate. Unfortunately, this reflects a broader reality in American politics: 90% of voters follow party lines. The number of votes Clinton received in 2016 likely would have been earned by any Democratic candidate.
It appears their rationale is to reconcile conflicting positions. On one hand, they wish to present themselves as principled Christians while aligning with someone whose values may differ. Their justification centers on the belief that opposing DNC’s pro-choice stance takes priority above other considerations.
Well, you are ignoring the fact that she claimed that it was James Comey who "tanked" her campaign right before the election, implying that if Comey had not, she would have won. So, she either knew perfectly well what happened and is being disingenuous, or you both are gaslighting in an attempt to walk back her statement.
Calling half the country a "basket of deplorables" is what you would consider running a good campaign?
Are you serious?
The elections are won and lost by a couple million people in the swing states. If polling is to be believed, they change their minds multiple times throughout a campaign. When Biden dropped out, they swung from Trump to Harris, and then back to Trump, with possibly a couple more reversals among the way.
I remember that. She had an abrasive sort of vibe.
In the 2020 DNC primary, Harris was not considered a particularly strong candidate. Her campaign struggled to gain momentum, and her positions often shifted depending on prevailing opinions. While she delivered some effective responses during the debate, these moments were limited. Overall, Harris did not demonstrate the qualities typically associated with an accomplished politician.
No one is saying otherwise.
I seem to recall primaries back then, with more than one candidate, at least at the onset. Bernie, as I recall, lasted longer than the others, but Clinton was not the only candidate, so Democrats did have a choice. She got more votes than anyone else, and that's why she secured the party nomination.
That didn't help, as I said. But, you're right, they were not the sole factors. The electoral college was. The fact remains, more Americans voted for Clinton than Trump, but for no more reason than the way the electoral college is organized, Trump got the requisite 270+ electoral votes, and Clinton did not.
There were six candidates in April, 2015 prior to the Iowa caucus. After that, the two leading candidates continued their campaigns, the rest did not. Democrats in Iowa made that determination, not the party. If you want to blame anyone for a lack of candidates going forward from there, blame Iowa Democrats.
You're not wrong on any of those points. Clinton absolutely could have run a better campaign. I seem to recall Bill telling her exactly that back in the day. But, in the end, for all her deficiencies and errors during her campaign, she got more votes than her opponent. That fact hasn't changed. It just didn't matter.
I'm still unclear on the lesson to be learned from the 2016 election. Get rid of the electoral college, perhaps? Go with a strictly popular vote for President. I'm all for that, I was saying that long before 2016. I believe the electoral college, whatever the reason for its existence, isn't necessary.
Nope. More of we, the people voted for Hilary than for Trump. It was the electoral college that decided otherwise.
No, that's her opinion. You're free to disagree with her opinion, of course, but she has every right to hold it, and I happen to agree there's some merit to it. But, it is speculative. We have no way to know what might have happened had Comey not made that announcement: he did, and what happened happened.
That is not what she said. You know, since MAGA is so hung up on how Trump is quoted "out of context" or "misrepresented", they sure prefer to indulge in that practice themselves.
Stop.
Yes. I'm not surprised that when they experience so much more violence as a victim that they are more likely wanting to lash out.
It's learned behaviour. We saw conservatives commenting inappropriately on violence at left political and we just ASSUMED that you were okay with it since the right participated in it too.
I would guess that, after months of being lauded and loved on the campaign trail, that shooting one’s mouth off is a hazard best avoided and that is rarely done. (Mitt had the “47%” leak and it was downhill from there.)
