She ran a misguided campaign and its list of miscalculations, both macro and micro, is long. Don’t say Clinton was disadvantaged because she was a woman because as a Clinton she had every advantage possible. She had money, the staff, the ads, and institutional support needed for a successful run. And, she still blew it, folks.
Instead of blindly blaming women, Democrats should ask themselves what they did to make Clinton more competitive.
While both candidates and their campaigns were flawed, there is a gaping difference between the way they are discussed by Republicans versus Democrats.
Many Republicans, like me, spoke out consistently and repeatedly about our candidate’s flaws, using our public platforms to challenge the party to be better. I can’t say the same for the Democrats.
Even Clinton’s chief primary rival Bernie Sanders stood on the debate stage and refused to hold Clinton to account for her “damn emails.” And, the fact that an octogenarian socialist senator could make a credible run and beat the heavily favored frontrunner in critical Midwest states should have jolted the Clinton team out of their Fight Song-induced stupor at some point.
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