7. Partisans who had doubts about Trump (i.e. most GOP) needed stories that made Clinton beyond the pale (i.e. she gave money to ISIS)
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8. This fake news onslaught undermined the Clinton camp's bid to win over moderate Republicans. Most GOP ended up voting for Trump.
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9. And the fake news was heightened when it found echoes in stories in real press (i.e email scandal).
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10. I pursue this argument in greater depth here:https://newrepublic.com/article/138851/fake-news-isnt-problem …
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11. Fake news also had an impact because the Clinton campaign had too narrow a message, that Donald Trump is a bad man (racist/sexist etc.)
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12. "Trump is bad man" didn't work because it was 1) obvious & didn't need saying 2) countered by argument Clinton is evil (via fake news)
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13. "Trump is bad" was never really augmented by next step: "Trump's policies will be bad for you."
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14. Instead of saying "Trump will enact Paul Ryan's awful agenda of entitlement cuts" Clinton camp wen with "Trump is bad,not like Ryan"
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15. In pursuit of moderate GOP (who largely went with Trump because they hated Clinton) Clinton muted message to Obama coalition.
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I don't I think Trump is just like other Republicans would have resonated nor is it true.
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Not that he's like other Republicans but that he'd carry out their agenda.
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I get ya but that actually makes Trump seem more reasonable/normal than he is. He wasn't Romney and they made that case.
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