Rand Paul brands key Democratic losses as #HillarysLosers

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Getting a jumpstart on 2016, presumed GOP presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) took to Facebook last night to lay blame for several Democratic losses squarely on the shoulders of likely Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. While most election analysis has focused more exclusively on what the election means for President Obama, Paul tweeted that, "Today voters sent a message to Pres. Obama & Hillary Clinton, rejecting their policies & often, their candidates."

Paul's Facebook post featured photos of Democratic losers Rep. Bruce Braley (Iowa), Michelle Nunn (Ga.), Alison Lundergan Grimes (Ky.), and Sens. Kay Hagan (N.C.), Mark Udall (Colo.) and Mark Pryor (Ark.) stumping with Clinton. He also gave a brief interview to Breitbart on the topic, saying, "Somebody should ask Hillary Democrats why they got wiped out tonight. Clearly, Hillary is yesterday's news."

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Bonnie Kristian was a deputy editor and acting editor-in-chief of TheWeek.com. She is a columnist at Christianity Today and author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (forthcoming 2022) and A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today (2018). Her writing has also appeared at Time Magazine, CNN, USA Today, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, and The American Conservative, among other outlets.