The Democrats are throwing the election away. For what? An inadequate black male who would not have been running if there had not been a white woman who was running for president. ... and God damn the Democrats. ... Why would you like my name? Are you in the CIA, the FBI? (Spectator: My mother gets a little exorcised.)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker claims the party lost due to an inadequate candidate and questions why her name was used by the audience.
- In plain terms
- The party lost because of the candidate; why is my name being used?
- What can you take from it?
- Failure is blamed on the candidate's inadequacy and internal friction.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you explain an election loss?
- When is internal criticism unhelpful?
Another view
It assigns loss to individual inadequacy rather than systemic factors.
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