2. I would add though that Clinton campaign recognized that racism reorganized electorate & had a response which was superficially plausible but didn't pan out: appeal to college educated disaffected GOP to replace lost white working class Obama supporters.
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3. Clinton's pitch to college educated white Republicans failed because of geography (not enough in key states), Comey letter (which made her look as bad as Trump). It also, I think, discouraged many working class POC who then stayed home.
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4. There's no way to know whether an alternative strategy (say more economic populism to win back WWC & also energize working class POC) would've worked. What we know is that Clinton strategy didn't work.
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5. 2016 was extremely close election to a fluky degree: 70,000 votes in 3 states. But that means many different factors plausibly tipped the scale.
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6. Going forward, best to see that this was an epic SNAFU which many parties (Putin, GOP, media, Comey, third parties, Clinton strategy) to blame. Would need more self-reflection from most of these parties.
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7. Now, you're asking, "How does Jack Kirby fit into all this." Well, if you re-read Captain Victory #4.....
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He most certainly did... played to bigots biggest fears and deepest desires!
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Trump got fewer votes than Romney, so maybe we shouldn't buy this too much
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Fewer votes but votes in the right places for an EC victory.
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