• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Clinton was on track to win, and would have, but James Comey (Director FBI) pulled the rug on her, in October, by publicly announcing the reopening of her email investigation.

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      2 months ago

      Yeah, I’m sure it contributed. There were a lot of factors though. Ultimately, the people that said she was a weak candidate were right, she really notably lacked charisma, and had a penchant for getting herself into trouble. “Basket of deplorables” was a self-own. She also could’ve played nicer with the Bernie Bros.