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CNN has an opinion piece where it is claimed that Hillary lost the election because of sexism. The proof is rather odd for such a claim. The argument is that Trump was so awful in what he said, that only because of Sexism could Hillary have lost.
Hillary Clinton lost because of sexism (opinion) - CNN.com
Dave Barry the noted Humor Columnist wrote a very long article called "The History of the Millennium, so far" which had a quote that comes to mind. Dave said that Richard Nixon won the election despite overwhelming evidence that he was Richard Nixon.
I've felt that way about the Democratic Primary for quite some time. Hillary won despite overwhelming evidence that she was Hillary Clinton.
The truth is that Clinton did better against Trump in the head to head polling than she did against just about any other Republican Candidate. Kasich was beating her in every single poll done as one example. The problem is that the fluctuations in the various head to head polling obscured. That was that Hillary was not a strong candidate. Blaming sexism, Comey, the leaked emails, or any other bunch of factors is to deny the long Hillary history.
Hillary's ethics have been on display many times. Starting with the campaign to elect Bill in 1992 when Hillary managed the "Bimbo Eruptions". The Travel Office was next, and then it went downhill so to speak. The excuses when these came to light were weak, to just flat assed insulting. The Rose Law Firm billing records that were discovered in a closet two years after they had been reported as missing are one example.
The other problem with Hillary as a candidate was arrogance. Granted, Trump had her equaled, and probably even surpassed on that front. However, Trump's long history of arrogance wasn't in elected and appointed positions. Shady deals and outright corruption followed the Clinton's from day one, and remember I am a person who voted for Bill twice.
The truth is that Hillary was a really bad candidate. She had tons of luggage, and unless she was being fed softball questions, or questions she'd had an opportunity to prepare for, she seemed off balance and even possibly delusional. It wasn't hard to figure that Hillary had endured some sort of Stroke or other enfeebling condition.
That arrogance came into play when the Blue Wall was threatened. In the show West Wing, the President says some harsh things about the Left of his own party. One of the representatives of the left takes issue with it and chews Toby's ass. Toby laughs and asked who were the Left going to vote for? The Republicans?
That was the dismissive attitude by Hillary to many of the factions that make up the Democratic Party. Entertaining TV sure, but not exactly a way to win votes.
That's the final part of the truth that I am going to post here today. Hillary campaigned against Trump, but offered no vision other than a Trump free American Government. Trump as much of an ass as he was, told people what they wanted to hear. This is one, and only one example of this trend. The people had been furious about illegal immigration for more than a decade. Remember when Bush tried to push through Immigraiton Reform and John McCain spearheaded it? The people responded by sending Bricks to Congress. Bricks arrived by the hundreds every day. The Bush effort culminated in decrying everyone who wanted a wall as a racist. Yet, the people didn't back down. They kept demanding security first.
Hillary offered no answer to the problem of illegal immigration other than denouncing Trump as a Racist. The Republicans were right to reject that argument. Worse, that argument means that the Democrats can never look at the issue of illegal immigration seriously because if they do, they become the racists.
The Democrats cede the entire argument to the Republicans, and leave themselves with only one response option. The Republicans are mean because they want a wall. The Democrats say this safe behind fences and guards and walls that protect them from us. The lame argument that walls don't work while the Secret Service is asking for a bigger fence around the White House is a little asinine don't you think?
Trump was an ass. Still is an ass really. His approval numbers were horrific. But Hillary's weren't much better. The way I phrased it during the campaign was like this. Trump was only slightly more popular than Herpes. Hillary was only slightly more popular than Trump.
You win elections by giving the people something to vote for, not by stomping your foot and demanding they vote against the other guy. The argument that we suck less isn't a winner. When people reject that argument, and they do almost inevitably, then denouncing the voters who decided you didn't actually suck less is just flat assed stupid.
Learn from your mistakes, learn from your defeats. Imagine if the United States had looked at the wreckage of Pearl Harbor and decided they needed more Battleships instead of Aircraft Carriers. Sticking to the losing plan and ignoring all the evidence to the contrary just means you're going to lose again, and again, and again.
Hillary Clinton lost because of sexism (opinion) - CNN.com
Dave Barry the noted Humor Columnist wrote a very long article called "The History of the Millennium, so far" which had a quote that comes to mind. Dave said that Richard Nixon won the election despite overwhelming evidence that he was Richard Nixon.
I've felt that way about the Democratic Primary for quite some time. Hillary won despite overwhelming evidence that she was Hillary Clinton.
The truth is that Clinton did better against Trump in the head to head polling than she did against just about any other Republican Candidate. Kasich was beating her in every single poll done as one example. The problem is that the fluctuations in the various head to head polling obscured. That was that Hillary was not a strong candidate. Blaming sexism, Comey, the leaked emails, or any other bunch of factors is to deny the long Hillary history.
Hillary's ethics have been on display many times. Starting with the campaign to elect Bill in 1992 when Hillary managed the "Bimbo Eruptions". The Travel Office was next, and then it went downhill so to speak. The excuses when these came to light were weak, to just flat assed insulting. The Rose Law Firm billing records that were discovered in a closet two years after they had been reported as missing are one example.
The other problem with Hillary as a candidate was arrogance. Granted, Trump had her equaled, and probably even surpassed on that front. However, Trump's long history of arrogance wasn't in elected and appointed positions. Shady deals and outright corruption followed the Clinton's from day one, and remember I am a person who voted for Bill twice.
The truth is that Hillary was a really bad candidate. She had tons of luggage, and unless she was being fed softball questions, or questions she'd had an opportunity to prepare for, she seemed off balance and even possibly delusional. It wasn't hard to figure that Hillary had endured some sort of Stroke or other enfeebling condition.
That arrogance came into play when the Blue Wall was threatened. In the show West Wing, the President says some harsh things about the Left of his own party. One of the representatives of the left takes issue with it and chews Toby's ass. Toby laughs and asked who were the Left going to vote for? The Republicans?
That was the dismissive attitude by Hillary to many of the factions that make up the Democratic Party. Entertaining TV sure, but not exactly a way to win votes.
That's the final part of the truth that I am going to post here today. Hillary campaigned against Trump, but offered no vision other than a Trump free American Government. Trump as much of an ass as he was, told people what they wanted to hear. This is one, and only one example of this trend. The people had been furious about illegal immigration for more than a decade. Remember when Bush tried to push through Immigraiton Reform and John McCain spearheaded it? The people responded by sending Bricks to Congress. Bricks arrived by the hundreds every day. The Bush effort culminated in decrying everyone who wanted a wall as a racist. Yet, the people didn't back down. They kept demanding security first.
Hillary offered no answer to the problem of illegal immigration other than denouncing Trump as a Racist. The Republicans were right to reject that argument. Worse, that argument means that the Democrats can never look at the issue of illegal immigration seriously because if they do, they become the racists.
The Democrats cede the entire argument to the Republicans, and leave themselves with only one response option. The Republicans are mean because they want a wall. The Democrats say this safe behind fences and guards and walls that protect them from us. The lame argument that walls don't work while the Secret Service is asking for a bigger fence around the White House is a little asinine don't you think?
Trump was an ass. Still is an ass really. His approval numbers were horrific. But Hillary's weren't much better. The way I phrased it during the campaign was like this. Trump was only slightly more popular than Herpes. Hillary was only slightly more popular than Trump.
You win elections by giving the people something to vote for, not by stomping your foot and demanding they vote against the other guy. The argument that we suck less isn't a winner. When people reject that argument, and they do almost inevitably, then denouncing the voters who decided you didn't actually suck less is just flat assed stupid.
Learn from your mistakes, learn from your defeats. Imagine if the United States had looked at the wreckage of Pearl Harbor and decided they needed more Battleships instead of Aircraft Carriers. Sticking to the losing plan and ignoring all the evidence to the contrary just means you're going to lose again, and again, and again.
