Thread:Geo1234/@comment-26708053-20161109113847/@comment-1376932-20161111022409

It was the DNC's fault that he won. They thought they could secure a victory for Hillary by pitting her against Trump and "forcing Republican candidates to lock themselves into extreme conservative positions". The problem is that Hillary was absolutely the wrong candidate from the start, taking into account her scandals, her questionable policies, her fruitless opinions on trade agreements, the controversy behind the Clinton Foundation, and the fact that she's literally a war criminal.

She was an insider backed by multi-billionaires with tons of institutional support (big oil, private prisons, wall street) when what most people wanted was an outsider. And she refused to alienate the billionaires that sponsored her; that's why she never campaigned on single-payer healthcare. She refused to take a stance on the issue of police brutality, which gave her little appeal to black voters, and the media portrayed her as this flawless champion of social justice when she was not.

That being said, Hillary does have 30 years more experience than Trump, making her a lot more qualified for the job. And - what a shock - every single white demographic was won by the Trump campaign. Look at all the fear-mongering and Islamophobia he perpetuated over the last year. His stance on immigration, Muslims, and Mexico appealed to white nationalists overwhelmingly. But I can't blame it all on racism, because people are desperate and Trump somehow convinced them he could change their circumstances.

Of course, he can't. And he's still a pompous, ugly misogynist with a VP who supports conversion therapy for LGBT+ kids. His views when it comes to social issues are reprehensible, but if I can give him one thing, it's that he advocated for change while Hillary did not. Her campaign ran on 4 more years of Obama and people didn't even like her. That's why Bernie would've been the perfect choice, but the primaries were rigged and he was screwed over before he even had a chance.

Overall, this whole election went from "which candidate can provide us with real change?" to "which of these two is the lesser evil?" and that's why Hillary was not the right choice. Thanks to her and the DNC, now America has to operate under Trump for the next 4 years. Maybe 8. Hopefully not 8.