\u201cDear Hillary: \u00a0You\u2019re to Blame for Losing. \u00a0Now Go Away.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
What might have been (but, fortunately, isn\u2019t)!<\/p>\n
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My position has long been that Trump didn\u2019t win. \u00a0Rather, Hillary lost. \u00a0And neither was worthy of the presidency. \u00a0I was disappointed in the election long before it happened. \u00a0Fortunately, Mr. Trump seems to have gathered several\u00a0grown-ups around him \u2014 long may he golf! \u2014 and I\u2019m cautiously optimistic that some good will be done. \u00a0Justice Gorsuch is certainly happy news.<\/p>\n
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Posted from Tel Aviv, Israel<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 I think that this analysis is on target. \u00a0Donald Trump was an eminently beatable candidate: \u00a0 https:\/\/www.commentarymagazine.com\/politics-ideas\/liberals-democrats\/the-democratic-partys-problem-democrats\/ \u00a0 Of course, a very large share of the blame must go to Hillary Clinton herself. \u00a0Few if any other serious Democratic presidential contenders would have lost the 2016 election. \u00a0Here\u2019s an article \u2014 please pardon […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1019,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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