What did Hillary Clinton do before the election when she was “just chillin’ in Cedar Rapids”? Reportedly not handing out yard signs:
From an Iowa Dem who asked for HRC signs:
"The response, she said, was “a little too East Coast.”
“They said, ‘Yard signs don’t vote.’" https://t.co/MKU6z8eT21
— Sarah McCammon ?? (@sarahmccammon) October 14, 2017
Maybe Hillary could add a new chapter to “What Happened” in time for the paperback release:
BTW, this is something I noticed in Iowa (and even VA, where Clinton won): anecdotally, yard signs/bumper stickers seemed to favor Trump. https://t.co/k0TTC0Huqn
— Sarah McCammon ?? (@sarahmccammon) October 14, 2017
And where I grew up – yard signs do matter. People are influenced by what their neighbors think – or at least see them as informal polls.
— Sarah McCammon ?? (@sarahmccammon) October 14, 2017
The Clinton campaign didn’t think yard signs voted but somehow still hoped fundraisers in L.A. and on Martha’s Vineyard would put them over the top in Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin?
This was documented in "Shattered." Clinton campaign was all about models and metrics. Local HQs everywhere screamed for signs. None came.
— ?rockmom ? (@rockmom) October 14, 2017
I asked for Clinton signs at the Iowa State Fair. Was directed to purchase them from her store. Still supported her but left a sour taste.
— J Alex Thompson, DNP, RN, CNE ?️? (@JAlexThompson) October 14, 2017
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Go 30 miles outside of New York City. Yard signs everywhere for Trump.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) October 14, 2017
Enthusiasm matters. HRC supporters had none.
— El Captain Crunch (@greenrotgut) October 14, 2017
Basically Clinton’s campaign was operating under the fatal assumption that their election victory was a sure thing.
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