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Old 11-10-2016, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Rajoo View Post
Trump was new on the political scene and sold himself effectively; selling Hillary was like selling a day old bread. Blaming the voters is not going to help, understanding why is the key.

Democrats have a lot of young leaders in the wings, Republicans not that many. Maybe our young leaders can reach out better to the young voters, but for that to happen, the Pelosi's and the Reid's need to vacate the scene.
Excellent point and the premature anointing of Hillary discouraged them from running. One might say prevented. Bernie was allowed to challenge her because he was perceived as not having a chance. He surprised them and they didn't learn, which hurt them against Trump.
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