A man who lives in a gold mansion atop a tower in Manhattan won the presidency. Some people, jumping to simplistic conclusions to fit the narrative they prefer, as a result suggest that it was a year when greed won. But if you take a step back, 2016 comes into focus as the year that showed greed can be deadly in politics, and money doesn’t buy everything.

Candidates with the deepest campaign coffers lost, while those running on relative shoestring budgets won. Hillary Clinton’s greed, for personal wealth and for electoral votes, cost her the election.