[GPSCC-chat] Who's to blame for presidential win/loss?

[Gerry Gras]

As you know, many Democrats have blamed Nader for
Bush winning in 2000.  A claim I find ludicrous.

Well, here's another bizarre explanation of a loss,
again from a Democrat, this time by Hillary's
campaign manager: "Clinton campaign manager
Robby Mook said Thursday that one particular group
is especially to blame: millennials."

This statement is supported by Aaron Blake in the
Washington Post:

"Yes, you can blame millennials for Hillary Clinton’s
loss"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/02/yes-you-can-blame-millennials-for-hillary-clintons-loss/?utm_term=.ffdf60a8ec16

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But FAIR, (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) responded:

"Blaming Trump’s Win on the Age Group Least Responsible for It"
http://fair.org/home/blaming-trumps-win-on-the-age-group-least-responsible-for-it/

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Short explanation for blaming millennials:
Hillary lost the election because the Millennials
did not support her as much as they supported Obama.

Never mind that Hillary gets more votes than Trump
from the Millennials.

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Also note this statement, from the WaPo article:

(from Hillary's campaign manager)
"He noted, for example, that younger voters, perhaps
assuming that Clinton was going to win, migrated to
third-party candidates in the final days of the race."

Considering the low percentages for the third party
candidates, I find this improbable.

I suspect that this is a knee jerk reaction against
the Green Party.

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Sigh.  Will logic ever prevail?  Seems unlikely.


Gerry