Was Hillary Clinton a lousy candidate?

roughdraft274 said:

I have been hearing since the election that democrats/liberals just can't admit reality... that Hillary Clinton was a lousy candidate. I don't think this is true at all so I wanted to do a poll on it.

When I ask "is she a lousy candidate", I take that specifically to mean is she a likable person that can sway voters to her side? Is she charismatic? Does she inspire people? The typical qualities you'd want for any general politician regardless of political ideologies. The kind of person that builds momentum and can draw a crowd. That to me would make someone a great candidate. Therefor when I ask was she a lousy candidate I'm basically asking was she incapable of all those things?

I'd also like to point out that this isn't a question of "why did Hillary lose?". Because a question like that is complicated. Literally dozens of factors could go in to why someone, whether they are lousy or not, won or lost an election. You change a few variables and even a lousy candidate might end up winning. So ignore all of the "is this why she lost" stuff. I'm asking specifically, do you think she was a lousy candidate or not and why.

I'm more interested in democrats/liberals responses, but I am including a spot for conservatives and independents to vote. For the sake of simplicity I am asking everyone to just click on the group that you most consistently align with even if it's not perfect.

Thanks for voting and any input that people provide.

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roughdraft274 said:

I have been hearing since the election that democrats/liberals just can't admit reality... that Hillary Clinton was a lousy candidate. I don't think this is true at all so I wanted to do a poll on it.

When I ask "is she a lousy candidate", I take that specifically to mean is she a likable person that can sway voters to her side? Is she charismatic? Does she inspire people? The typical qualities you'd want for any general politician regardless of political ideologies. The kind of person that builds momentum and can draw a crowd. That to me would make someone a great candidate. Therefor when I ask was she a lousy candidate I'm basically asking was she incapable of all those things?

I'd also like to point out that this isn't a question of "why did Hillary lose?". Because a question like that is complicated. Literally dozens of factors could go in to why someone, whether they are lousy or not, won or lost an election. You change a few variables and even a lousy candidate might end up winning. So ignore all of the "is this why she lost" stuff. I'm asking specifically, do you think she was a lousy candidate or not and why.

I'm more interested in democrats/liberals responses, but I am including a spot for conservatives and independents to vote. For the sake of simplicity I am asking everyone to just click on the group that you most consistently align with even if it's not perfect.

Thanks for voting and any input that people provide.

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joG said:

You must be joking. She lost against Trump with twentyfive percent of the electorate

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