MSNBC host Katie Phang said Donald Trump did himself no favors at his Friday press conference where he rambled about his felony convictions, with the former prosecutor saying he appeared "old and decrepit" while handing prosecutors more ammo that can be used against him.Appearing on MSNBC's "The Wee...
And yet he’s still more likely to win than Biden.
That’s the power of cult of personality, and the weird idea of being dependant on a few “swing states”.
Hillary didn’t lose because of a cult of personality or a few swing states, she was just simply a shit candidate.
If you’re worried about losing to Trump, then get your own candidate that’s not senile.
It might not be fair to call her a shit candidate, on paper she was a very good candidate, but her personality and willingness to take Michigan and Wisconsin for granted doomed her.
Anyone else with her credentials could have won.
Likability has to be the most important characteristic to electability. JFK, Reagan, “I’d have a beer with Bush Jr.,” Obama, etc… It’s pretty much the “trump card” if you have it to any election; and Unlikability guarantees you’re doomed.
If we had someone half-ways likeable; half-ways young… Well, that would basically be a trump card, dare I say. Harris isn’t it.
Uh Nixon? George HW Bush? Nobody actually liked them.
FDR was a spoiled rich kid who married his cousin and couldn’t even stand up on his own. He was elected 4 times because Hoover and the Republicans couldn’t fix the Great Depression. Don’t underestimate the power of one party fucking up their own chances.
Give me a fucking break. Hillary was not a shit candidate. She’s arguably the most qualified candidate in recent elections, probably more so than Obama. And I don’t say that as someone who agrees with most of her policies but as someone who respects her intelligence and experience. She would have made an excellent president.
Leaving aside our broken system, she lost because she is a woman and a lot of people can’t stand that.