Direct your comments at Bill and her campaign then, for that's what they understood.

"Abandon" is exactly the right word, whether you want to hear it or not.  She ignored their concerns, paid no attention to their opinions, assumed they would stand by her no matter what...she concerned herself with the powerfully rich on two coasts, and tried to build a coalition that appealed to all the fringes - and abandoned her foundation in the process. She left them alone - thats what abandonment is - and they found someone ekse who was listening to them.

"Misjudge"?  She sure did...by abandoning her base in an increasingly tight election - and she blew it.  It was only at the very end the message seemed to get through - but by then it was too late. Not a very smart move.