The Real Reasons The Democrats Lost
There’s "a bit of elitism that’s crept in" to party thinking. -Joe Biden
The Left’s failure in the presidential election was glaringly obvious.
You claim Trump is dishonest? So is Hillary Clinton. You claim that Trump’s financial dealings are shady? Let’s walk through Whitewater, cattle futures, and the Clinton Foundation.
Trump is a predator? Voters who lived through the 1990s remember “bimbo eruptions,” Monica Lewinsky, a rape allegation, and a wife who consistently covered for her husband’s horrible behavior. The Clintons were a package deal, and that deal included a legacy of tawdry, shocking sexual scandal.
-David French 
Hillary Clinton lost because she took her eyes off the Rust Belt and foolishly tried to “expand the map” into Arizona and Georgia. Clinton lost because she was unlikable and dishonest. Clinton lost because she ran against Donald Trump rather than for something. Clinton lost because 2016 was a “change” election, and she was the candidate of the status quo.
The Democrats had the opponent they wanted, the candidate they wanted, and the coalition they’d labored generations to build. There was just one problem — their ideas were failing, sometimes in dramatic, bloody fashion. -David French
Liberal, Election, Narrative, Oops
Former Vice President Joe Biden took a swipe at Hillary Clinton on Thursday, saying upon further reflection she wasn’t a “great candidate” for president...
"No man or woman should announce for the presidency unless they genuinely believe that for that moment in the nation’s history they are the most qualified person to deal with the issues facing the country."
Democrat, Editorial, Liberal, Election, Incompetence, Narrative, Oops
A new study by the Wesleyan Media Project has found that the 2016 presidential campaign run by Hillary Clinton is without a doubt one of the worst-run political operations in years.
Interestingly, the directors of the study dispute the argument that “advertising doesn’t matter” in elections. Clinton’s failure to advertise in certain key states, they argue, was the biggest reason for her defeat by Donald Trump.
The study also backs the view that Clinton’s focus on identity politics and emphasis on condemning her opposition contributed to a campaign message devoid of substance with no clear message on policy. -Ian Miles Cheong
Democrat, Liberal, Election, Hate, Character, Oops, Smears, Hollywood, Arrogance, Trump
It isn't an opinion heard frequently in the famously liberal Hollywood, but sci-fi queen Zoe Saldana has spoken out against the acting community for bullying abrasive Donald Trump. The "Star Trek," "Avatar" and "Guardians of the Galaxy" star -- who is not a supporter of the Republican president-elect -- believes insults flung at him during the race for the White House turned off much of middle America.
"We got cocky and became arrogant and we also became bullies," the 38-year-old actress said of Trump...
Liberal Hate, Liberal Incitement, Liberal Murder
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo praised the Ramos family for the dignity with which they handled the death of their patriarch. He also praised the police for their handling of "false and abusive insults" during protests. "What a beautiful testimony to their professionalism." Cuomo said "an attack on the NYPD is an attack on all of us."
Black Lives Matter: Incitement to Murder
Marchers chanted in unison, "Pigs in a blanket, fry ’em like bacon."
The increasingly sneering attitude of coastal elites toward the more conservative interior, particularly for the poor communities there, is as undeniable as it is distasteful.
Liberal Violence Against Trump Supporters
Egg-trowing, bottle chucking, sucker-punching agitators continue pattern of leftist campaign violence. - Leslie Eastman
Getting Men Into Womens Rooms
"Boston thrives on diversity, and is an inclusive city," Walsh said in the statement. "This change will foster a safe and welcoming environment for employees and visitors."
"What we found is that exposure to extreme protest behaviour decreases support for the activists, their movement, and their cause."
"What we found most startling was in the anti-Trump protests. When participants were exposed to the traffic blocking video—the participants regardless of their political ideology—showed an increase in support when presented with that video."
Damage To American Society Under Obama
Barack Obama came into office promising an era of racial healing, and instead we’re back to something like the 1960s on a more modest (so far) scale: race riots and snipers. This isn’t the sunny uplands of history — it’s Newark. -Kevin D. Williamson
The Obama Foreign Affairs Legacy
Richard Engel, NBC’s chief foreign correspondent, conceded that he could not name a single nation where relations have improved with the United States since President Obama took office six years ago.
I’ll tell you real reasons Clinton lost. In addition to failing to campaign in key battleground states, she lacked an inspiring message. Hillary thought she could win by (A) riding Obama’s coattails and (B) attacking Trump.
The Left's response embodies a kind of unreasoning hate that ordinary Americans have come to recognize, which is why Trump won.
Democrats are Disheartened, Divided, and in Disarray
Campaign lacking in passion for the candidate...
Brazile paints a scathing portrait of Clinton as a well-intentioned, historic candidate whose campaign was badly mismanaged, took minority constituencies for granted and made blunders with "stiff" and "stupid" messages.
The campaign was so lacking in passion for the candidate, she writes, that its New York headquarters felt like a sterile hospital ward where "someone had died."
Trump underperformed Republican congressional candidates and secured fewer votes than either John McCain or Mitt Romney. But Hillary Clinton performed execrably – as Democrats have been doing in legislative, gubernatorial and state elections since the 1990s.
The Lies Of Hillary Clinton
Key assertions by Hillary Clinton in defense of her email practices have collapsed under FBI scrutiny.
They Knew. They Lied.
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer conceded to reporters today that Democrats knew people would not be able to keep their current health care plans under Obamacare and expressed qualified contrition for President Obama’s repeated vows to the contrary.
Obamacare Architect
Jonathan Gruber Calls Americans
Too Stupid To Understand Obamacare
There’s “a bit of elitism that’s crept in” to party thinking.
A Legacy Of Disdain For The American People
"And it's not surprising then they get bitter. They cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations." -Barack Obama
The Shutdown of 2013: Making Sure Americans Pay
"We’ve been told to make life as difficult for people as we can."
She No Longer Even Feels the Need to
Pay Attention to the Republican Nominee
October, 2016
. @HillaryClinton is so far ahead in the polls that she "doesn't even think about" @realDonaldTrump anymore https://t.co/zFSMqXzBdS
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) October 24, 2016
Hillary Clinton is so far ahead of Donald Trump in the race for the presidency that she no longer even feels the need to pay attention to the Republican nominee.
Buoyed by a double digit lead in some national polls, Mrs Clinton has said she is now looking past Mr Trump entirely, and will no longer counter allegations made by her rival.
Democrat, Liberal, Election, Character, Sex, Degeneracy
Madonna is pledging to perform oral sex on voters who cast their ballots for Hillary Clinton. The pop queen, known for her shocking antics, made the remark Tuesday while opening for comedian Amy Schumer in New York.
“If you vote for Hillary Clinton,” Madonna told the crowd at Madison Square Garden, “I will give you a blow job.” “And I’m good,” the 58-year-old “Like a Virgin” singer, an outspoken supporter of the Democratic presidential nominee, said to cheers from the audience. “I’m not a tool. I take my time,” Madonna boasted.
In Your Face, Christians.
June 26, 2015: Barack Obama makes a mockery of the White House.
You will blame this ignominious defeat on the evil white guys, the racists, the Russians, the perverts, the sexists, and those wishing to restore patriarchy, but alas, dear liberals: you have nobody to blame but yourselves. -David Penner
In addition, the survey showed that the number of millennial voters who said they voted for Republican candidate Donald Trump nearly doubled postelection compared to those who said they were voting for him before the election.
Most millennials who gave their rationale for voting for Trump said he had the highest possibility of improving the economy since he was a businessman. -Millennial Impact Report, H/T John Hinderaker
Call it the most epic “defeat lap” ever: Hillary Clinton can’t stop showing the world why she lost...
She also added to the list of other people responsible for her loss, insisting she inherited a mess at the Democratic National Committee — “Its data was mediocre to poor, nonexistent, wrong.”...
Sanctimonious, avaricious and just plain wrong on the facts: That’s the Hillary Clinton America chose not to elect.
-New York Post Editorial Board
“The Deplorables always got a laugh, over living-room chats in the Hamptons, at dinner parties under the stars on Martha’s Vineyard, over passed hors d’oeuvres in Beverly Hills, and during sunset cocktails in Silicon Valley,” Chozick continues.
“‘I really messed up,’ [Clinton] told aides that night,” Chozick writes of the evening when the candidate’s Deplorables shtick went public.
-Gideon Resnick