Democrats are still having restless nights because of Donald Trump's election victory.
The Washington Post reported that the losing party is still down in the dumps and having trouble facing the reality of massive election losses. They say Hillary Clinton's defeat "feels like a bad dream."
"Even after all 50 states have certified their results and Trump officially won in the electoral college, many Democrats—including alumni of the campaign—are still coming to grips with the reality that, one month from today, he will be sitting in the Oval Office," reported James Hohmann in the Daily 202.
"Many Democrats say that it still feels like a bad dream," he wrote. "They wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat as the reality of a Trump presidency sinks in a little deeper, as they realize that this is not Groundhog Day and that there are no do-overs."
"They lay in bed, staring at the ceiling," Hohmann continued. "Instead of counting sheep, they revisit the events and re-litigate their decisions."
Hohmann compiled a list of 94 questions that "still keep Democrats up at night," a list of "what ifs" of how the campaign could have been different.
Many focus on Clinton's flaws, including setting up with her private email server and failing to deliver a coherent campaign message:
What if Clinton had just released the transcripts of her Goldman Sachs speeches during the primaries, when Bernie Sanders pressed her to, instead of waiting for WikiLeaks to publish an email with the juiciest parts?
What if Hillary had never set up the private server in the first place?
What if she had not had her lawyers delete thousands of supposedly personal emails, which made it seem like she was trying to hide something?
What if Bill Clinton hadn’t huddled with Loretta Lynch on the tarmac in Phoenix?
What if Anthony Weiner had not continued texting inappropriately with strangers after the practice cost him his House seat and the chance to be mayor of New York? The feds might not have come across the computer with his estranged wife’s emails on it.
What if Clinton had focused more on making an affirmative, economic-focused argument for why people should support her and less on trying to make the race a referendum on Trump?
What if Clinton had not fallen ill with pneumonia at the 9/11 anniversary event?
What if she had not been caught on camera stumbling on her way to the motorcade?
What if Hillary had not said, while she was suffering from pneumonia, that "half" of The Donald’s supporters can be placed in a "basket of deplorables"?