It's possible that the democratic party didn't come up with a candidate that the voters liked enough to vote in.  

Yes, in that sense, this is just like Hillary.  

How about the democrats look carefully at their nomination/endorsement system and start supporting candidates that the rank-and-file members like and can vote for?  

Anyone remember Bernie Sanders?  Also not the pick of the national party - and look how that turned out. 

How many spankings does it take before you get the message?