God I love her writing

Found some old articles at salon.com she wrote before the election. http://www.salon.com/topic/camille_paglia/
Amazingly insightful.
She practically predicted the outcome.
It's hard to give credence to anyone's early predictions. Aside from Bernie getting screwed by the DNC, nobody knows what would have happened without the Russian fake news/bots, and the moronic Comey comments a week before the election.

Frankly, I believe the Jerry Springer atmosphere simply turned off key voting demographics who simply chose not to vote.
 
It's hard to give credence to anyone's early predictions. Aside from Bernie getting screwed by the DNC, nobody knows what would have happened without the Russian fake news/bots, and the moronic Comey comments a week before the election.

Frankly, I believe the Jerry Springer atmosphere simply turned off key voting demographics who simply chose not to vote.

Riiiiiggghhhhttttt!!!!
 
Don't forget the Macedonians.

No, Hillary — the main reason you lost is … you
http://nypost.com/2017/05/03/no-hillary-the-main-reason-you-lost-is-you/
Denial is more than a river in Egypt: It’s Hillary Clinton’s take on why she lost the presidency. But the data are clear: She didn’t lose because of Russian interference, James Comey or misogyny. She lost because she alienated millions of people who’d voted for President Obama twice.

The Russian-interference claim is easy to dismiss. Clinton began her campaign in 2015 with a favorable rating of 50 percent. By that summer, though, her favorable rating had dropped to the mid-40s, and it plummeted further to a mere 41 percent by Labor Day. Despite a further year-and-a-half of campaigning, she never rose above the 45 percent mark for the remainder of the race.

It’s easy to know why this happened: Her email scandal surfaced. The first news broke March 2, 2015, in the New York Times. By that summer, the FBI had announced an investigation into whether classified documents had been compromised.
 
No, Hillary — the main reason you lost is … you
http://nypost.com/2017/05/03/no-hillary-the-main-reason-you-lost-is-you/
Denial is more than a river in Egypt: It’s Hillary Clinton’s take on why she lost the presidency. But the data are clear: She didn’t lose because of Russian interference, James Comey or misogyny. She lost because she alienated millions of people who’d voted for President Obama twice.

The Russian-interference claim is easy to dismiss. Clinton began her campaign in 2015 with a favorable rating of 50 percent. By that summer, though, her favorable rating had dropped to the mid-40s, and it plummeted further to a mere 41 percent by Labor Day. Despite a further year-and-a-half of campaigning, she never rose above the 45 percent mark for the remainder of the race.

It’s easy to know why this happened: Her email scandal surfaced. The first news broke March 2, 2015, in the New York Times. By that summer, the FBI had announced an investigation into whether classified documents had been compromised.
I found this tidbit interesting from your link:
Buried in the exit polling is one shocking bit of data: The 18 percent of voters who disliked both Trump and Clinton favored Trump by a 47-30 margin. The GW/Battleground Poll, directed by Republican Ed Goaes and Democrat Celinda Lake, also found in early September that 18 percent of Americans didn’t like either candidate, but they preferred Trump by an 18-14 margin. A second poll in October again found that same 18 percent figure, and Trump’s edge had moved up to only a 27-19 advantage.
 
I found this tidbit interesting from your link:
Buried in the exit polling is one shocking bit of data: The 18 percent of voters who disliked both Trump and Clinton favored Trump by a 47-30 margin. The GW/Battleground Poll, directed by Republican Ed Goaes and Democrat Celinda Lake, also found in early September that 18 percent of Americans didn’t like either candidate, but they preferred Trump by an 18-14 margin. A second poll in October again found that same 18 percent figure, and Trump’s edge had moved up to only a 27-19 advantage.
they both had high negatives.maybe that was those who disliked both but wanted a change?
 
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