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Your weekly update of the most popular content from The Federalist. Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray [View this email in your browser] 1. It’s Official: Hillary Clinton Ran The Most Incompetent Presidential Campaign In Modern History By Sean Davis Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign was doomed not by Russia, or the FBI, or fake news, but by a never-ending cascade of terrible decisions by its top campaign staff in Brooklyn. --------------------------------------------------------------- It wasn’t sexism, or racism, or the FBI, or fake news, or the Russians, which cost Hillary Clinton the presidential election. According to a blockbuster campaign dispatch published by Politico on Wednesday, sheer incompetence was the real cause of Clinton’s electoral implosion in November. Clinton’s loss was caused not by one bad decision here or there, the Politico report shows, but by a cascade of mind-bogglingly stupid decisions made throughout the campaign. [Full Article] 2. California’s Latest Ballot Initiatives Prove Residents Live In Fantasy World By Felicia Willson From background checks to buy ammo, to banning plastic bags and taxing cigarettes, California's sanctimoniousness really shone through this year.--------------------------------------------------------------- I am a native Southern Californian. I’ve lived in Los Angeles for 20 years, have worked on a hit television series in Hollywood, and am… a Christian Conservative. (Gasp!) Despite my political disagreements with the majority of the state, California is my home and I adore many aspects of it. The weather is the envy of the country, the mountains majestic, the deserts divine. The coastline is unequaled in its diversity and beauty. We boast Disneyland, the Golden Gate Bridge, and award-winning wineries up and down the state. California appears to be a little piece of heaven right here on earth, so what more could a person want? [Full Article] 3. Three Dumb Arguments About Donald Trump’s Win Democrats Need To Stop Making Immediately By Mark Hemingway Why are Democrats doing everything in their power to make sure Donald Trump runs roughshod over them and wins so much he gets sick of winning? --------------------------------------------------------------- Since the election, Democrats have really been down in the Trumps. Despite the tantrums and protests, it strikes me that Democrats must be okay with this state of affairs. Sure, they claim he’s Hitler with a spray tan, and on some level they might even believe this. But short of establishing that half the country are total masochists—the safety word is “MAGA”—why are they doing everything in their power to make sure he runs roughshod over them and wins so much he gets sick of winning? Because that’s what Democrats are doing. [Full Article] 4. The Five Stages Of Losing An Election To Donald Trump By David Harsanyi Never acceptance.--------------------------------------------------------------- Though many things have changed in American political life over the past couple of years, one aspect remains a comforting constant: Democrats never lose an election. Not really. Not fairly. Sure, elections can be stolen. Americans can be misled. Big Oil or Big Business can buy elections – because these institutions possess the preternatural ability to control human actions. Voter always fail to understand what’s good for them (which, amazingly enough, always aligns with the state-expanding goals of the Left.) Whatever the case, something fishy and nefarious must also be going on, because there’s absolutely no way voters could reject Democrats. [Full Article] 5. Supreme Court: You Can Only Have Public Nativity Scenes If They Don’t Mean Anything By Nic Rowan If you’re weary of the War on Christmas, rejoice! The Supreme Court settled this issue long ago. A public nativity scene is not a religious symbol. It’s ‘ceremonial deism.’ --------------------------------------------------------------- Many people know Bryan, Ohio — if they know it at all — as the home of Dum-Dum lollipops. But in northwestern Ohio, Bryan is famous for another thing: its annual “Christmas on the Square” celebration. With “Christmas on the Square,” Bryan displays a bric-a-brac collection of inflatable snowmen, outsized nutcrackers, and a kitschy Saint Nick pulled by a fleet of reindeer, placed around the town’s centrally located Chamber of Commerce. The focal point of the celebration, however, is what appears to be an explicitly Christian scene — shepherds, wise men, and the holy family gathered around a manger, awaiting the Christ child’s birth. [Full Article] Copyright © 2015 The Federalist, All rights reserved. You are receiving this e-mail because you opted in to receive e-mail updates from TheFederalist.com. 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