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2016 Postmortem

bettyellen

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24. The wall, rounding up immigrants, being able to appoint a prosecutor to go after Hillary....

Reply to astral (Reply #20)

Mon Nov 28, 2016, 04:56 PM

Nov 2016

His tax returns being audited, releasing medical records, his intention to form a "blind" trust.

The list is endless but those are al pretty popular ones.

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Constantly labeling Hillary a liar worked [View all] Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2016 OP

Truth JHan Nov 2016 #1

There really were only two things I can even think of - the Benghazi deaths Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2016 #2

and our FAILURE to respond. elleng Nov 2016 #6

Also Sniper Fire MichMan Nov 2016 #7

folks really milked that for all it was worth though. JHan Nov 2016 #11

I think the whole thing about Hillary and sniper fire was total GOP bullshit. politicaljunkie41910 Nov 2016 #14

It goes to show.. JHan Nov 2016 #15

I wonder if that had anything to do with so many of her ads being focused on Trump mythology Nov 2016 #18

The distrust towards her goes back decades.. JHan Nov 2016 #19

And yet I saw many posts ... NanceGreggs Nov 2016 #30

I've been in combat TDBroke Nov 2016 #39

You're correct I think, they do have better PR and they get away with it.. JHan Nov 2016 #10

Yep WhoWoodaKnew Nov 2016 #3

It's Don the orange con who is the liar! Auntie Bush Nov 2016 #4

hmmm. we had a shot at Crooked Don - before he came up with it for Hillary. Should Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2016 #8

what did he lie about? astral Nov 2016 #20

The wall, rounding up immigrants, being able to appoint a prosecutor to go after Hillary.... bettyellen Nov 2016 #24

You have got to be joking. Just look it up - 75% lying on politifacts Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2016 #25

are you serious ? JI7 Nov 2016 #26

OMG!!! NanceGreggs Nov 2016 #31

It'd be easier to list what he didn't lie about. Garrett78 Nov 2016 #34

The only time Trump Rincewind Nov 2016 #36

The msm repeated the meme that she was not trusted constantly - a million times BSdetect Nov 2016 #5

Right ! and created the false equivalent of people thinking both are horrid choices Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2016 #9

Regardless of the hopeful message,Progressives and Dems no longer have TheDebbieDee Nov 2016 #12

Goebbels MFM008 Nov 2016 #13

It may have exacerbated the impact, but it didn't create the impression FBaggins Nov 2016 #16

Which was nonsense no? JHan Nov 2016 #37

Yep bpositive Nov 2016 #17

And that they said the same thing...unified...not 5,000 different monikers LaydeeBug Nov 2016 #21

"Don't believe the lies". kentuck Nov 2016 #22

It didn't only work with Republicans DFW Nov 2016 #23

The K.I.S.S. method Lotusflower70 Nov 2016 #27

the right wing was spreading lies about hillary DesertFlower Nov 2016 #28

Starting with Wm. Saffire....who is dead. Historic NY Nov 2016 #29

It worked with Gore, too LastLiberal in PalmSprings Nov 2016 #32

Gore, Kerry and Clinton were all branded as untrustworthy or liars andym Nov 2016 #33

Agree...you keep saying something over and over, it sticks in the minds of those who don't... iluvtennis Nov 2016 #35

Yes, but it worked because Hillary, unlike Bill and Obama, did not know how to Exilednight Nov 2016 #38