The Problem Has Now Been Defined

[Iroscato]

No, the problem was a complacent and utterly arrogant DNC practically forcing through an underwhelming candidate that could not inspire people to *get* off their arses and vote.

How many times just on this very forum did you hear the phrase "I held my nose and voted Hillary"? How many millions decided that she simply was not worth " holding my nose" for? Her campaign was lethargic at best, resting mainly on " I'm not the other guy."

Clinton brought practically nothing new to the table, whereas all Trump had to do was stir up emotions, be the louder voice, and receive literally billions of dollars worth of free media attention.

Bear in mind I'm saying this as someone who was *convinced* Clinton was going to walk it, because I believed all the pollsters and commentators, news networks and journalists who rested on their laurels and heard little but the echoes of their own narrative within their little bubbles.

And already I see the first signs that the DNC, like the GOP during the Obama years, will not learn from this. They will push harder down the road they're already trudging down, and Trump will be able to do whatever the fuck he wants for almost a decade.

It is the responsibility of a presidential candidate to convince people that they are actually worth fighting for, and not just because they are the lesser of two evils. On this front, Clinton failed spectacularly. Now we're going to see exactly what's really going on inside Donald Trump's head, only instead of it being on an edition of Celebrity Big Brother a few years down the line, it's going to produce political shockwaves that will change the course of history.