With the high-water mark of the election just 14 days away, the tragedy of Nov. 8, 2016, haunts me more and more.
Four years ago, nearly everyone, including Donald Trump himself, was convinced Hillary Clinton was all but guaranteed a resounding victory. I remember articles predicting that Clinton would win the entire East Coast, including South Carolina. Later, following the third debate of that campaign season, I distinctly recall watching Steve Schmidt on MSNBC announcing in his dramatic monotone, “Hillary Clinton will be the 45th president of the United States.” Election forecasters from Nate Silver to Sabato’s Crystal Ball agreed.
