Clinton and most Democrats do not do ad hominen particularly well. They don't do fear particularly well or anger. They don't bring the right ethos to it. They don't use the right words.
The problem wasn't the issue/attack balance--it was that their attacks were weak and, in the case of Clinton effectively tuned back on her (the whole depl…
Clinton and most Democrats do not do ad hominen particularly well. They don't do fear particularly well or anger. They don't bring the right ethos to it. They don't use the right words.
The problem wasn't the issue/attack balance--it was that their attacks were weak and, in the case of Clinton effectively tuned back on her (the whole deplorables thing). Plus, frankly both were bad candidates, Clinton specifically. The GoP spent a decade or more doing a hatchet job on her before she even ran... only arrogance and hubris made her run.
Yes, along with everything else McAuliffe and Clinton were horrible candidates. All those Clinton connected, Third-Way democrats need to just go away. No more McAuliffes, no more Clintons, no more Emmanuels, etc. Step aside and let the new generation of Democrats have a chance. We need more Abigail Spanbergers, Katie Porters and AOCs. The whole spectrum.
Clinton and most Democrats do not do ad hominen particularly well. They don't do fear particularly well or anger. They don't bring the right ethos to it. They don't use the right words.
The problem wasn't the issue/attack balance--it was that their attacks were weak and, in the case of Clinton effectively tuned back on her (the whole deplorables thing). Plus, frankly both were bad candidates, Clinton specifically. The GoP spent a decade or more doing a hatchet job on her before she even ran... only arrogance and hubris made her run.
Yes, along with everything else McAuliffe and Clinton were horrible candidates. All those Clinton connected, Third-Way democrats need to just go away. No more McAuliffes, no more Clintons, no more Emmanuels, etc. Step aside and let the new generation of Democrats have a chance. We need more Abigail Spanbergers, Katie Porters and AOCs. The whole spectrum.