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Paul Topping's avatar

Agree with the first part. While the hearings weren't the only thing against her, I believe they were a significant part of why she lost. Another one is her apparent reliance on "first female President" as her main platform point. While it would have been historic, it is a point that she should have let others make.

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Al Brown's avatar

To her credit, Hillary put in a bravura performance against that kangaroo court of a committee, and made them look like the dunces that they were. It still didn't help her though -- mud sticks, even if there's no more to it than dirt and water.

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Jeff S.'s avatar

If she had won in 2016, then the Republicans would not have lost the House nor the Senate. Hillary is for Republicans and Non-Aligned voters what Trump is for Democrats and Non-Aligned. The Republicans have never grasped that. If they had the ability to think outside the box, then they would have been able to see that an HRC presidency would have been the ultimate GOTV machine for Republicans. The difference between HRC & DJT, though, is the end goal--HRC wanted power, and DJT wanted attention.

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Al Brown's avatar

HRC would have been a competent President, and there wasn't much better on offer. I'm a Center-Right Independent, I never liked her much, but I'm still proud of my vote for her.

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Paul Topping's avatar

All politicians want power. Every President is a GOTV machine for the other party. I'm not a big fan of Hillary but she probably would have been an ok president, a bit like Biden in lack of inspiration.

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AustereRoberto's avatar

Sure, I'll buy that hurt too, but even the prosaic "visit the key swing voters" more. Blocking and tackling. With fractions of a percentage point being decisive gotta work all the angles...

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Paul Topping's avatar

And not counting on debate viewers to see Trump as a horrible candidate. She needed to fight back. While I appreciate her "I won't lower myself to his level" stance, she shouldn't just stand there and take it. She needed her staff to anticipate his antics and prepare her with zippy comebacks. She struck me as a lazy candidate.

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