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We believe that we lost this election in the last week. Comey's letter in the last 11 days of the election both helped depress our turnout and also drove away some of our critical support among college-educated white voters—particularly in the suburbs. We also think Comey's 2nd letter, which was intended to absolve Sec. Clinton, actually helped to bolster Trump's turnout. We knew from the start of this election cycle that our campaign faced a series of structural challenges with which we needed to contend:Right there they acknowledge the problem - and it is a problem. But Clinton offered no solution - she couldn't. That would mean changing the "political economic system" that she supports, and which supports her. The email also lists the "strategies" empoyed to meet the challenges facing the campaign, highlighting their success in "addressing the anger and frustration many Americans felt about wages and good-paying jobs" and disqualifying Trump, "making him unfit to be president." Note that phrasing: they made him unfit to be president.
- Global forces that we're driving deep-seated anger at institutions the world over, and an angry and alienated electorate at home that was frustrated with our political economic system.
No mention of the fact that Killary was trailing close behind him, at -14 (41-55). Here's how they explain what happened:
- Exit polls show that 63% of voters do not believe Trump has the temperament to be president.
- Exit polls also showed that he was the most unpopular nominee on Election Day of any candidate in modern history with a net favorability of -22 (38-60).
Clinton insider Sid Blumenthal agrees, calling Trump's win a "coup d'etat" - "the result of a cabal of right-wing agents of the FBI in the New York office attached to Rudy Guiliani." John Podesta was right about Sid when he wrote on January 1st of this year, "Sid is lost in his own web of conspiracies. I pay zero attention to what he says."
- Voters who decided in the last week broke for Trump by a larger margin (42-47). These numbers were even more exaggerated in the key battleground states. ...
- There is no question that a week from Election Day, Sec. Clinton was poised for a historic win. In the end, less than 110K votes out of tens of millions cast on Election Day made the difference in this race. It is worth noting that Jill Stein alone got 130K votes in those three states---and though her votes don't distribute perfectly to cover the margin across the three states, it is an important reminder of the influence of 3rd party votes.
Blame everyone but themselves. Pure hubris.