if the public wasn't so apathetic, ignorant, and/or misinformed.

I don't think all of the apathy is inherent. Some of that's on her and the democratic party demoralizing their constituents. Yes, following game theory it is in their best interest to vote for the lesser evil and against the greater evil. I am politically active and I get that, so I voted.

Regardless, it still bothers me that a not insignificant portion of the Democratic party also knows this and takes advantage of this by coasting and doing the bare minimum. They seem more willing to spend their resources countering internal threats from progressives. It's not easy to stay motivated to support a party openly hostile to your own values.

I wouldn't be surprised if some of them would rather have a fascist opponent. Then voting comes down to, basically, vote for me because the alternative is fascism. How dare you question my policies (or lack thereof) or my soft stance our ally's obvious genocide? I'm your only hope. Vote for me or else.

It only works for so long, then apathy takes over.

The average American reads at a 7th grade reading level. You can bitch about it being the electorate's fault when you lose an election, but there have always been uneducated voters and there always will be. If you're a politician, you need to be able to reach all kinds of people; not just those with graduate degrees.

"I only lost the election because people didn't vote for me" is so something anyone who lost an election can say and technically be "right".

It's neither of those three. People thought they had the moral high ground by not voting for either evil. These people weren't apathetic, ignorant, or misinformed. They were evil, selfish, and shortsighted.