re: #258 ObserverArt

I understand your point, but there were certainly other things going on in this election that were not in previous elections and they had as much to do with it as what you see as not working.

A few: Russians, fake news, the media following the TV star for ratings, and what I think was a biggie, the first woman coming just after the first Black president that was slimed and resisted and made to look bad, and she was running as a continuation of his policies, the emails, the emails, the emails and the FBI, our citizens (those you talked about upthread) being really really ignorant and evil.

It was a steeper hill in my opinion and looking back on all the dynamics it was maybe like a super cell storm. A lot of bad hot air running into the cold, plenty of moisture hitting a dry atmosphere…and we all got into the vortex and torn up.

Really, who could have prepared for all of that?

That’s the point. We didn’t lose because of all of that—just avoiding one or two of the pitfalls would have turned the trick. Still waiting for a credible post-mortem from anyone versed in the election. Perhaps the guys who did The Victory Lab in 2012 will do a sequel.

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