Goldwater lost by a large margin but he was running against a popular incumbent president. I can think of no analog for HRC's failure.
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Mondale lost in a landslide but he was up against a popular incumbent president presiding over an improving economy. Not comparable.
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Truman was the incumbent president... not analogous
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She had every possible advantage and still lost. Popular vote is not relevant.
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Hillary has still never won a contested race in her life. She was coronated into the Senate in 2000, and then faced no opposition in 2006.
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didn't she beat Bernie to the nomination?
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I think Hillary but searching my brain I'm thinking Taft, Hoover? Nothing remotely analogous though
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Hoover presided over a great depression! He wasn't favored to win.
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HW was the incumbent vice president! Trump is a TV show host.
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Dukakis was up 17 after the Democratic convention. Press scandalized by difference in vice presidential candidates.
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And he was running against an incumbent Vice President, not a TV host with minimal party support and overwhelming media hostility.
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No. Dewey was up against the incumbent president, not a game show host.
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What do you think about Palast's reporting on Ohio voting issues? Saw him on Democracy Now.
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Margin in Ohio was big enough that even if true, it wouldn't matter.
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