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Originally Posted by rubecube
I'm not sure I get your point. They shouldn't be expected to perform one of the most fundamental aspects of campaigning during a campaign?
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Do you honestly think that the 77,000 people in Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania didn't understand the difference between Trump and Clinton after months of national campaigning both in traditional and online media? Or do you think they voted the way they did for different reasons? If Clinton had to campaign harder for Bernie votes by knocking on their door, my guess is that it wouldn't have made a difference. Again, using your sales analogy, in today's market does a company sell its encyclopedia by going door-to-door or do they use another, more effective method? Even so, I suspect that had Clinton had more local ads in those states and a bit more 'ground game' she may have found some more votes but I'm not sure it would have been enough votes. Many people in the rust belt, in particular, are suffering from what amounts to an existential crisis. Trump lied to them and played to their fears to get their votes. Clinton was more honest and less pandering. I suppose she could have lied more but then a whole other segment of left puritans would have brought the knives out.