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I'm sure living in California--especially in LA--could lull a person into thinking Trump hasn't got a chance. California is a solidly blue state. But things aren't the same everywhere across the country. There is a lot of support for Trump. And while a lot of Trump's supporters belong in HRC's "Basket Of Deplorables", a lot don't. Listen to NPR, or check out a lot of the people who live in northeast Ohio, Land Of Evollove. A lot of Rust Belt residents don't like Trump's racism, sexism, etc. But they are supporting Trump out of economic desperation. I've heard and read a lot of interviews with them. I think their support for Donnie The Clown is misguided but these people, whose towns have been devastated by long-closed factories, have real fears that need to be addressed. Clinton has spoken of the need for retraining and helping out people in such areas, but she hasn't done nearly enough of it. Yes, the factories started closing long before the ill-advised trade deals came about, and people shouldn't be waiting for some savior to come along and magically bring the old jobs back. Fuck the hardcore right-wingers, they'll vote for Trump if he rubbed dog shit in their hair. But the economically disenfranchised have the numbers to put Drump over the top. This thing is far from over.
On edit: I'm showing my age here. But prior to the 1972 election, a lot of people--many conservatives included--thought Nixon was a slimy, shady liar. Yeah, any Democrat could knock him off! George McGovern--the Bernie Sanders of his time--won just Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. And while Clinton would never lose in a landslide like that, sitting back and waiting for an "inevitable" HRC victory will do nothing but guarantee the inauguration of President Trump.
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