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Crowley: Clinton's Lack of Presence in Mich., Wis., Pa. Was Campaign's Biggest Lesson

June 1, 2017

Chairman of the Democratic Caucus Rep. Joe Crowley (D., N.Y.) on Thursday said that former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton taking Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania's electoral votes for granted was the biggest failure that Democrats need to learn from in 2018.

Clinton on Wednesday made an appearance at the Code Conference, where she blamed her historic 2016 loss on James Comey, the Russiansthe DNC, and misogyny. While she took "responsibility for every decision I made," Clinton said, "that's not why I lost."

Crowley said during an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that he agreed with Clinton's analysis, but that Democrats should only focus on how to earn a much-needed win in 2018.

MSNBC host Steve Kornacki asked Crowley what the biggest failure of the Clinton campaign was that the Democratic party can learn from?

"I think not recognizing that we had to have a presence in states we took for granted," Crowley said. "Whether it's Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania."

"Real concerns about the future of Pennsylvania potentially becoming a right-to-work state after this election," he continued. "Hope that doesn't happen, and it shouldn't have happened in the first place."

"I think places like West Virginia, look at the map and you can see where we once were strong and we now have little or no presence at all," Crowley said. "I think that's what we need to be focusing on."