1. We thought big money was the key to becoming President. Hillary outspent Trump nearly 2-1.
2. We thought corporate big money went to conservatives through Citizen's United. Hillary raised much more big corporate money.
3. We thought celebrity endorsements meant something. They didn't. In fact, may have hurt Hillary.
4. We thought Trump's locker room talk would bury him. He won. We thought his talk of Muslim bans and Mexican criminals and building a wall would destroy him. Wrong.
5. We thought the main stream media would sway the election to Hillary with their 91% negative coverage of Trump. It didn't.
6. We thought newspaper endorsements matter. Trump received just 2. Hillary over 50 endorsements.
7. We thought Obama's coalition of blacks, hispanics, millennials, single women would carry Hillary to victory. Wrong. It seems that Obama's coalition was wed to Obama not to any other Dems.
8. We thought Hillary ground game would destroy Trump because he had no infrastructure. Not true.
9. We thought the tech giants though giant data analysis would guarantee Hillary's victory. The tech giants didn't come through.
10. We thought the NEVERTRUMPer GOP elites would bury Trump. They lost big time.
11. We thought barrages of ads would affect votes. Seems to have not happened.
Lots and lots of sacred cow beliefs died in this election cycle.
2. We thought corporate big money went to conservatives through Citizen's United. Hillary raised much more big corporate money.
3. We thought celebrity endorsements meant something. They didn't. In fact, may have hurt Hillary.
4. We thought Trump's locker room talk would bury him. He won. We thought his talk of Muslim bans and Mexican criminals and building a wall would destroy him. Wrong.
5. We thought the main stream media would sway the election to Hillary with their 91% negative coverage of Trump. It didn't.
6. We thought newspaper endorsements matter. Trump received just 2. Hillary over 50 endorsements.
7. We thought Obama's coalition of blacks, hispanics, millennials, single women would carry Hillary to victory. Wrong. It seems that Obama's coalition was wed to Obama not to any other Dems.
8. We thought Hillary ground game would destroy Trump because he had no infrastructure. Not true.
9. We thought the tech giants though giant data analysis would guarantee Hillary's victory. The tech giants didn't come through.
10. We thought the NEVERTRUMPer GOP elites would bury Trump. They lost big time.
11. We thought barrages of ads would affect votes. Seems to have not happened.
Lots and lots of sacred cow beliefs died in this election cycle.