Hillary should hold town halls using her own money and go to small backwoods areas around the US

[UCmeNdc]

and say Let me hear from you. Let the people explain to her face why they did not vote for her. Then she could explain after the fact what she was really about. It would help the Democratic Party greatly. It will start the rebuilding process from the ground up.

[UCmeNdc]

1. hillary should emphasize she is not running for office again but is doing this for her own knowledge

[metroins]

2. No. She should fade into history.

I like her a lot. A lot, a lot.

But honestly she should retire and enjoy her family.

[TheMastersNemesis]

3. I Believe Hillary Has Had Enough Of It. Such Move Would Not Really Accomplish Anything.

You can't fix stupid people. They rewarded their economic executioners. Screw them because they screwed the rest of us. The economy would have been better had Obama's and Democratic initiatives had not been completely blocked for 8 years. The GOP won't fund to build infrastructure but now they will give $4 trillion to billionaires and DOD.

Now they want to obliterate the safety net and take away health care for millions of people. Under them less than 50% of the country will have health insurance. And those that do will have under covered.

[LenaBaby61]

8. You can't fix stupid people.

Agreed. As you said, if they want to live hand to mouth with little to no health insurance, God Bless 'em. I hate that those of us who actually understand who and what their president tRump is, will be forced to suffer right along with them.

Broken record time again: Their president, P.T. tRump, said that a $7.25 Federal Minimum wage was too high, then said maybe we should raise it (When Bernie/Hillary spoke then agreed upon a $15.00 Federal Minimum wage), then he said maybe we don't need a Federal Minimum wage period. Now, unless I missed something, what wage WILL these Einstein's be willing to work FOR? $2.00, $3.00, $5.00 per hour? Working for $5.00 per hour doesn't sound like a "fantastic" job to me. Do they even get that this is NOT a living wage at ALL? All I can say is good luck with that "fantastic" job in your soon-to-be if it already isn't a right-to-work state (Which is where Wisconsin is moving thanks to the worst Governor in the world Scott Walker), where you won't have any health insurance and as you rightfully say if they do they and their families will be woefully under-insured with hideous crappy health care options.

[Kathy M]

19. Always the " people " fault ......... okay .

[LonePirate]

27. It is when they vote against their best interest such as poor whites voting to give up health care

[Jake Stern]

31. And above is one of the reasons the Dems keep losing

Calling people "stupid", writing them off and then being bewildered as to why the Dems are having their asses handed to them in formerly solid blue states like WV and WI.

Better hope this recount does turn things around because if not the D's are going to have a giant Pterodactyl egg on their face.

[BlueMTexpat]

38. As someone who grew up in a rural area, I

found this sad but insightful essay to be a validation of what you are saying. The ignorance is willful and too many in rural areas, who have been lobotomized by fundamentalist religion, are proud of it. http://forsetti.tumblr.com/post/153181757500/on-rural-america-understanding-isnt-the-problem

And if Hillary does ANYTHING, she should certainly be reimbursed for it - at the very least. She has devoted her life to people and worked her heart out to reach people in this campaign. Too many of them - some on DU apparently - seem to have been blatantly ungrateful for her efforts.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

4. Why

would she want to put herself through that? What would it do, other than hurt her more?

Sorry, but no...just...no.

[SHRED]

5. And face those hicks yelling at her?

No way.
Their heads are filled with so much crap there's no room for anything else.

[Kathy M]

20. LOL

[MineralMan]

6. Why should she do that? She will not run again, I'm sure.

I expect her to retire from public life and continue her work with the foundation and some speaking engagements. I doubt very much that she will subject herself to another presidential campaign. She got more than enough punishment from this one, and it still continues. Don't expect to hear much from her.

[lumberjack_jeff]

7. Sanders is already doing that

[UCmeNdc]

10. They both should be doing that. It is a smart move on Sander's part.

If Sanders is already out there doing that he is very wise.

Hillary should do it too. But remember it is not about her running for office again. It has to be about her seeking answers.

[bettyellen]

25. I'm pretty sure that's why it's suggested HRC should...

but she's not selling books at the moment, and Sanders is.

[UCmeNdc]

9. I think in the long run it will convince the rural voters they made a mistake.

It is nothing like having someone with power meet you on your level. Remember in the long game this will help the Democratic Party.
It is called better public relations.

[Arazi]

11. I'm sure Hillary won't but it's very telling that Bernie Sanders is doing it now

[BainsBane]

14. Is he on a book tour?

What exactly is he doing? I haven't heard about this.

[musicblind]

15. I think they're talking about the book tour. n/t

[Donkees]

39. As newly appointed "Chair of Outreach" he will be traveling across the country in coming months,

organizing grassroots support.

[BainsBane]

40. I thought Weaver denounced grassroots participation

in voter registration and voter turn out as "machine politics" during the primary. Now it's okay?

[Kathy M]

18. agree ...............

[bettyellen]

26. Very telling or very selling.... a book? tours are standard PR in the publishing world

[BainsBane]

37. and from what we saw in Boston

There isn't much listening happening.

[jmg257]

12. Why should she seek answers? No one seems to listen anyway. People want(ed) to completely

discount all the 'naysayers' and their reasons for so long, why would that change now?


It is easier to just declare "foul!" and keep your fingers crossed that it is so.

[BainsBane]

13. The woman gets to live her own life now

She isn't going to run for office again, certainly not the presidency. It's not up to her to rebuild the party. That's for the rest of us.
It's time to leave Hillary in peace.

[oberliner]

16. She should play with her grandchildren

And enjoy her life.

[JI7]

17. why ? they hate her for supporting black lives matter

Undocumented immigrants and other people they want to ban and send to the back of the bus.

[Kathy M]

21. No ......... May want to look around a bit more before making judgement

[JI7]

23. i did and it's clear

[demmiblue]

22. No, that will not solve anything. In fact, it may make it worse. n/t

[mtnsnake]

24. I think your premise is excellent, but not for Hillary to be saddled with.

We do need to make more attempts than we have in the past to get our message to the folks in the rural areas to at least neutralize the propaganda from the right. As we just found out, we can't rely on the urban areas alone to pull us through elections.

[radical noodle]

28. She did that.

That's exactly how she started her campaign... by listening to the people. At the time all I heard was criticism about not having huge rallies.

[LonePirate]

29. I'm not sure if Hillary should but this would be an ideal task for Obama.

If he wants to rebuild the party in the Midwest, going on a listening and conversation tour to small towns across America would do immense good.

[Duckhunter935]

30. That should be for our next

Possible candidates, not her

[Raastan]

32. Excuse me, but your premise is wrong

She. did. Not. Lose.

Record turnout in most states, Crosscheck and other voter suppression acts, FBI/KGB interference, etc.

It is my belief that any other discussion is giving in to a false MSM narrative.

[oberliner]

36. She congratulated Trump on his victory

So in the sense that Trump will be taking the oath of office in January and she won't, she did lose.

[Raastan]

42. Read more of the posts on DU

Concessions are not binding, she won the popular vote, and recounts are underway. No one has taken any oaths yet...

[oberliner]

43. We don't elect our president via the popular vote

And a recount is only underway in one state whose EVs are not enough to change anything.

[Raastan]

44. Well, I am not ready to give up when the fighting is still going on.

Obviously the popular vote does not win elections, but it is not yet obvious that Rumpus will take the oath of office.

I do believe that they are looking into more states than just Wisconsin.

We are still in strange territory and no one knows what will happen

[Glassunion]

33. Day late and a dollar short.

That said, other younger and upcoming dems without so much baggage should do exactly that. We face one of the most important mid-terms of our lifetimes in two years. Remember if we don't right the ship in two years, those in power will be in charge of redrawing district lines.

[oasis]

34. It would be like "Casting pearls to swine".

That's a biblical quote btw.

[MFM008]

35. she just did that

Obviously people LIED to her face or pollsters.
LIES.

[Raine]

41. No, she needs to move on and get on with her life

spend time with her grandkids, live the rest of her life out of the public eye.

[TCJ70]

45. Pay her 250,000 a pop and she'll show up for sure...

...just ask the banks...

I couldn't resist. This probably would have been good advice during the general but you would have been shut down as a "concern troll" if you brought it up.