But you said Clinton was exclusionary when she was not. I see no evidence she was dismissive of any voter other than the racists: The “basket of deplorables” for whom there was no redemption or persuasion to be had.
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From my perspective she isn’t a populist & didn’t run a campaign like that. I thought it looked like a traditional “Al gore”style campaign emphasizing aisle-crossing and bipartisanship & inclusiveness of a diverse array of Americans. It was ultra-carful, as in: try not to lose.
I watched her in the first debate, stand next to Trump and attempt some version of ‘I’m against bad trade deals, too.’ Trump had already staked out the nationalist/populist lane. Why try to beer towards it. It made no political sense
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I think opposition to international trade deals is more nationalist than populist. I wish she had not changed her position on TPP. I think she was drawn there by Sanders during the primaries.
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That’s my whole point. Trying to be all things to all people is an ineffective political strategy. And that’s the problem the Dems have.
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