re: Why was Hillary's loss so hard for liberals/democrats to deal with?

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8 years of having it their way and expecting another 4. They were becoming entitled to wins like Bama fans.

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There have been a couple of decent responses already, but I think this is one of the biggest factors.

Another huge factor, IMO? I think, deep down, the liberals really loved Bernie Sanders. I also think, deep down, a lot of liberals really wish Sanders had been on the ticket, instead of Trump.

Knowing that their 'safe' candidate lost and Sanders probably would have won makes a lot of liberals really upset. Sanders would have had huge youth turnout (which Clinton lost) and huge union support in states like PA, MA, WI, etc.

They actively screwed themselves out of a win, and that probably hurts the most.