Woulda, Shoulda, Coulda, and Blame.

[Sparkly]

We can point fingers for the next four years, just as we have before.

- A different candidate would have won!
- She could have won if she'd gone further left!
- She would have gotten the critical masses if she'd gone further center!
- The DNC is so bad at messaging, otherwise we'd have had this!

That would imply that the dancing, incoherent felon won because he had a perfect campaign, was in touch with voters on every issue, and is a paragon of perfection. Earl G's hypothesis makes far more sense. It's not about the DNC, or Kamala Harris, her platform or her campaign. Trump voters are already saying, "You should have done this, not that," etc.

Something abusers say to avoid admitting responsibility for their own actions is:

"Now look at what you made me do!"

That is what they're doing when they pretend they'd have voted for Harris, but for something or another (coulda, shoulda). As with Hillary Clinton's loss, the responsibility is not with the candidate or the campaign. The contrast, both times, was perfectly clear (and this time, so were all the dangers).

The blame is with anyone who could have voted for her and chose not to, especially those who voted for him. They, and no one else, bear the responsibility for their actions.

[onecaliberal]

1. Thank you.

So fucking much THIS!

[Blue_Roses]

2. Well said!

And thank-you!

[Quiet Em]

3. I want to thank you as well.

Perfectly stated and spot on.