Introduction

During a Democratic fundraiser at the New York Historical Society Library on September 9th, 2016, then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made disparaging remarks about half the country. Half of Trump’s voting base, she believes, are a “basket of deplorables,” with the other half needing compassion because they believe the government has let them down. By doing this, Hillary Clinton had effectively alienated herself as an out-of-touch elite, a member of the swamp, and someone wh...