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[[File:Sethrich-e1494948876256.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Seth Rich (1989-2016) was a Sanders' supporter who leaked DNC emails to WikiLeaks. His bullet ridden body was found on a dark Washington DC street two weeks before Hillary's nominating convention.]]
[[File:Sethrich-e1494948876256.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Seth Rich (1989-2016) was a Sanders' supporter who leaked DNC emails to WikiLeaks. His bullet ridden body was found on a dark Washington DC street two weeks before Hillary's nominating convention.]]
Wikileaks founder [[Julian Assange]] has offered $20,000 cash reward for the arrest and conviction of Seth Rich's killers or killer, the alleged whistleblower who provided the DNC emails to Wikileaks and was murdered execution style in early July 2016. Hillary says of Assange in an email, "Can't we just drone this guy?"<ref>http://truepundit.com/under-intense-pressure-to-silence-wikileaks-secretary-of-state-hillary-clinton-proposed-drone-strike-on-julian-assange/</ref> To silence Assange, Wikileaks internet access was cut by the government of Ecuador after the release of Hillary's private paid speech to [[Goldman Sachs]]. Wikileaks Director, Prof. Gavin Macfayden, was found dead the following week. Macfayden's death was the as the third of a close associate of Assange in past 6 months.<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/wikileaks/status/790004642038050816/photo/1</ref>
Wikileaks founder [[Julian Assange]] has offered $20,000 cash reward for the arrest and conviction of Seth Rich's killers or killer, the alleged whistleblower who provided the DNC emails to Wikileaks and was murdered execution style in early July 2016. Hillary says of Assange in an email, "Can't we just drone this guy?"<ref>http://truepundit.com/under-intense-pressure-to-silence-wikileaks-secretary-of-state-hillary-clinton-proposed-drone-strike-on-julian-assange/</ref> To silence Assange, Wikileaks internet access was cut by the government of Ecuador after the release of Hillary's private paid speech to [[Goldman Sachs]]. Wikileaks Director, Prof. Gavin Macfayden, was found dead the following week. Macfayden's death was the as the third of a close associate of Assange in past 6 months.<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/wikileaks/status/790004642038050816/photo/1</ref>
===Results===
It was widely expected that Clinton would win the election, and the elite pollsters and "political insiders" all predicted a massive Clinton victory.<ref>Vogel, Kenneth P. & Isenstadt, Alex (November 9, 2016). [http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/how-did-everyone-get-2016-wrong-presidential-election-231036 How did everyone get it so wrong?]. ''Politico''. Retrieved November 10, 2016.</ref><ref>Catanese, David (October 24, 2016). [http://www.usnews.com/news/the-run-2016/articles/2016-10-24/republicans-last-hope-the-polls-are-wrong Republicans’ Last Hope: The Polls Are Wrong]. ''U.S. News & World Report''. Retrieved November 10, 2016.</ref> At least once, when a poll was released that actually showed Trump leading, Clinton's campaign dismissed it as "bad polling".<ref>Nelson, Louis (November 1, 2016). [http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/clinton-campaign-bad-poll-abc-washington-post-230591 Clinton camp on new survey showing Trump ahead: It’s ‘bad polling’]. ''Politico''. Retrieved November 10, 2016.</ref> Instead, Trump won the election in a massive, historical upset, winning even states such as [[Pennsylvania]], [[Michigan]], and [[Wisconsin]], which a Republican had not won for 20–30 years.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/08/first-polls-close-in-2016-race-trump-projected-to-win-ind-ky-clinton-wins-vt.html Trump wins presidency, defeats Clinton in historic election upset]. ''Fox News''. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.</ref><ref>Blake, Aaron (November 9, 2016). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/08/donald-trumps-path-to-victory-is-suddenly-looking-much-much-wider/ Donald Trump just blew up the electoral map]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved November 10, 2016.</ref> The polling and predictions were off dramatically.<ref>Flint, Joe & Alpert, Lukas I. (November 9, 2016). [http://www.wsj.com/articles/bad-polling-in-hand-media-misses-mark-badly-with-election-predictions-1478710860 How the Media’s Election Predictions Badly Missed the Mark]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved November 10, 2016.</ref>
In addition to Trump's defeat of Clinton, the Republican Party kept control of the House and Senate, outperforming expectations.<ref>Bresnahan, John (November 9, 2016). [http://www.politico.eu/article/republicans-on-cusp-of-keeping-the-senate/ Republicans hold the Senate in a stunner]. ''Politico''. Retrieved November 9, 2016.</ref><ref>Hughes, Siobhan (November 9, 2016). [http://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-are-confident-about-retaining-control-of-the-house-1478634160 Democrats Gain Seats in House, But GOP Retains Majority]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved November 9, 2016.</ref> In addition, the Republican Party performed well—much better than expected—in state races, winning trifectas in [[Kentucky]], [[Iowa]], [[Missouri]], and [[New Hampshire]], and Democrats only had six trifectas and total control in five states, a record low.<ref>Greenblatt, Alan (November 9, 2016). [http://www.governing.com/topics/elections/gov-republicans-add-dominance-state-legislatures.html Republicans Add to Their Dominance of State Legislatures]. ''Governing''. Retrieved November 9, 2016.</ref><ref>Siegel, Josh (November 9, 2016). [http://dailysignal.com/2016/11/09/republicans-maintain-strong-control-of-state-capitols-what-that-means/ Republicans Maintain Strong Control of State Capitols. Here’s What That Means.] ''The Daily Signal''. Retrieved November 9, 2016.</ref> In addition, after the election, the GOP controlled the highest amount of governorships since 1922,<ref>Lieb, David A. (November 9, 2016). [http://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2016-11-09/republicans-expand-control-of-governorships-legislatures Republicans governorships rise to highest mark since 1922]. ''U.S. News & World Report''. Retrieved November 9, 2016.</ref> and it controlled the most state legislative chambers in history.<ref>Bosman, Julie & Davey, Monica (November 11, 2016). [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/us/republicans-expand-control-in-a-deeply-divided-nation.html Republicans Expand Control in a Deeply Divided Nation]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 14, 2016.</ref>
A ''[[Newsweek]]'' magazine reporting a Clinton victory, saying "Madam President: Hillary Clinton’s historic journey to the White House", was published and distributed before the election results even came in.<ref>Greenslade, Roy (November 10, 2016). [https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2016/nov/10/if-only-donald-trump-had-come-second-eh-hillary Madam President: how Newsweek reported a Clinton victory]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved November 10, 2016.</ref> It appears that it is procedural and normal to make a copy for both candidates, but Clinton signed a copy of it prior to the election.<ref>Taylor, Kristinn (November 9, 2016). [http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/11/hubris-hillary-clinton-signed-newsweek-madam-president-cover-election-eve/ Hubris: Hillary Clinton Signed Newsweek ‘Madam President’ Cover On Election Eve]. ''The Gateway Pundit''. Retrieved November 10, 2016.</ref>
[[Image:Scream.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Many Clinton supporters likened Hillary's loss, and Donald Trump's victory, to Edward Munch's ''The Scream''.]]
After the election, it was reported that on the night of the election, Clinton threw a massive extreme temper tantrum after she had realized she lost the election.<ref name="HRCMeltdown">Flynn, Daniel J. (Novmeber 15, 2016). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/11/15/hillary-clinton-screaming-obscenities-and-throwing-objects-in-election-night-meltdown/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social Hillary Clinton Screaming Obscenities and Throwing Objects in Election Night Meltdown]. ''Bretbart''. Retrieved November 18, 2016.</ref> According to a Secret Service agent, it was reported that "she began yelling, screaming obscenities, and pounding furniture. She picked up objects and threw them at attendants and staff. She was in an uncontrollable rage."<ref name="HRCMeltdown"/> Additionally, it was further reported that she became physical towards John Podesta and Robby Mook, needing to be restrained.<ref>Rusty (November 15, 2016). [http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/hillary-drunk-violent-meltdown-election-night/ Reports: Clinton Had a Violent Meltdown on Election Night]. ''The Political Insider''. Retrieved November 18, 2016.</ref> This explains why she did not make a concession speech on election night, and why she delayed it the next morning multiple times.<ref>[http://www.wrdw.com/content/news/Clinton-calls-Trump-to-congratulate-him-on-victory--400515131.html UPDATE | Clinton campaign pushes back address one hour]. ''WRDW'' (with ''AP''). November 9, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.</ref><ref>Strause, Jackie (November 9, 2016). [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hillary-clinton-concession-speech-emotional-sorry-watch-945702 Hillary Clinton Delivers Emotional, Inspiring Concession Speech: "I'm Sorry"]. ''The Hollywood Reporter''. Retrieved November 20, 2016.</ref> Although Clinton had repeatedly claimed that Trump was too "temperamentally unfit"<ref>Balakrishana, Anita (September 8, 2016). [http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/08/hillary-clinton-press-conference.html Clinton: Trump is totally unqualified to be commander in chief]. ''CNBC''. Retrieved November 18, 2016.</ref> or "irresponsible" to be president, this evidence and others shows otherwise.<ref name="RiddellHRCtemper">Riddell, Kelly (May 23, 2016). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/23/hillary-clinton-hits-trump-temper-shes-no-picnic/ Hillary Clinton hits Trump on temper, but she’s no picnic, either]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved November 18, 2016.</ref><ref name="UnruhHRCviolent">Unruh, Bob (November 15, 2016). [http://www.wnd.com/2016/11/report-hillary-physically-violent-after-losing/ Report: Hillary 'physically violent' after losing]. ''WND''. Retrieved November 18, 2016.</ref>
After condemning the failure to accept election results as a threat to democracy, Clinton donors funded a recount effort only in states Trump won which backfired and netted Trump a gain in popular vote totals. Wealthy donors who contributed over $1 billion to her campaign demanded an accounting for her loss, insisting without an independent, dispassionate review they could not be expected to continue contributing to the Democratic party in the future.<ref>http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/hillary-clinton-campaign-donors-post-mortem-232715</ref> The Clinton machine and Obama administrations responded by blaming [[Vladimir Putin]] and FBI Director James Comey for the loss rather than mismanagement and poor strategic planning.
====Aftermath====
Clinton continued to blame "misogyny" (even from women) for her loss of the election, as well as supposed Russian meddling in the election, James Comey, and WikiLeaks.<ref>Breitman, Kendall (April 7, 2017). [http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/hillary-clinton/hillary-clinton-explains-why-she-really-lost-trump-n743581 Hillary Clinton Explains Why She Really Lost to Trump]. ''NBC News''. Retrieved April 8, 2017.</ref><ref>Kew, Ben (April 6, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2017/04/06/hillary-clinton-again-blames-misogyny-for-election-defeat/ Hillary Clinton Again Blames ‘Misogyny’ for Election Defeat]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 8, 2017.</ref>
In April 2017, journalists Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes released the book ''Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign'' revealed that the Clinton campaign was a dysfunctional disaster and that numerous mistakes during the campaign contributed to her defeat.<ref>Adams, Becket; Weaver, Al (April 18, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/im-sorry-clinton-campaign-disaster-laid-bare-in-new-book/article/2620518 'I'm sorry': Clinton campaign disaster laid bare in new book]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved April 21, 2017.</ref><ref>Geraghty, Jim (April 19, 2017). [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/446885/shattered-jonathan-allen-amie-parnes-clinton-campaign-dysfunction-revealed Shattered Illusions]. ''National Review''. Retrieved April 21, 2017.</ref><ref>Kakutani, Michiko (April 17, 2017). [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/17/books/shattered-charts-hillary-clintons-course-into-the-iceberg.html?_r=0 'Shattered' Charts Hillary Clinton's Course Into the Iceberg]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 21, 2017.</ref> The book reveals that Clinton did not plan on conceding the election until Obama told her to do so.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/4-excerpts-from-shattered-and-what-they-tell-us-about-clintons-loss/ Takeaways from the Clinton campaign autopsy "Shattered"]. ''CBS News''. April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.</ref> The book also revealed that within 24 hours after her loss, the Clinton campaign, particularly [[John Podesta]] and [[Robby Mook]], developed the claim of alleged collusion between Trump and Russia to give to the public as the center reason for the loss.<ref>Hudson, Jerome (April 21, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/21/shattered-revelation-clinton-campaign-hatched-russian-hacking-narrative-24-hours-after-hillarys-loss/ ‘Shattered’ Revelation: Clinton Campaign Hatched Russian Hacking Narrative 24 Hours After Hillary’s Loss]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 21, 2017.</ref>
*Jonathan Allen & Amie Parnes (2017). ''[https://www.amazon.com/Shattered-Inside-Hillary-Clintons-Campaign/dp/0553447084 Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign]''. New York: Crown. ISBN: 978-0553447088.
In May 2017, former Democrat Vice President [[Joe Biden]] admitted: "I never thought [Clinton] was a great candidate."<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/19/biden-knocks-clinton-not-great-candidate.html Biden knocks Clinton: Not a 'great' candidate]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 19, 2017.</ref>
==Early history==
==Early history==