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2016 Postmortem

aikoaiko

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6. You should look back at the convention -- the time when the most people were watching.

Reply to Garrett78 (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 28, 2016, 02:24 AM

Dec 2016

It was heavily focused on her social justice past and future and very little on economics.

Millions of people were watching. How many people on average attended her speeches? Her rallies and gatherings were generally small.

It was a good strategy for the primary. It won and she did well in the GE. Her social justice stances were more full-throated than Obama's at times.

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4 Completely Wrong Post-Election Things Democrats Are Fighting About [View all] Garrett78 Dec 2016 OP

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Yeah nothing says "Anti-elitsim" like this... the only thing dump is going to drain.. Cha Dec 2016 #2

Trump does speak for/to the guy waving the Confederate Flag. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #3

The Marcus Johnson analysis is not the solid proof so many claim. aikoaiko Dec 2016 #4

First of all, economic justice and social justice are heavily intertwined. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #5

You should look back at the convention -- the time when the most people were watching. aikoaiko Dec 2016 #6

Bernie is NOT "far-left". Ken Burch Dec 2016 #7

That would be my primary disagreement with the author, but his overall point stands. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #8

By American political standards what you describe as far left is off the map Amishman Dec 2016 #9

+1, "The fact that were talking about the white working class, instead of just the working class,.. uponit7771 Dec 2016 #10

Yes. We have to stop looking only at the top treestar Dec 2016 #11