Kettle meet pot

Published April 27, 2017 4:05am ET



Near the end of “Meet The Press Daily” on April 20, in the part of the panel discussion about the book “Shattered,” host and moderator Chuck Todd had a breakthrough perception: that the real story of the presidential election in 2016 was not about how and why Donald Trump managed to win it, but the epic achievement of Hillary Clinton, who, having been blessed with an opponent whom many of his own voters thought was unfit to hold office, nonetheless managed to lose. Democrats lost in 2016 for a whole lot of reasons, as “Shattered” will tell you, but also because they picked the one candidate in the world who (along with her husband ) was unable to pick at the Republicans’ weakness, without also indicting herself.

Trusted reporting.Unlimited access.

Subscribe for full access to Washington Examiner coverage, expert political analysis, and subscriber-only journalism.

Get Unlimited Access

Already a member? Log in

Cancel anytime.