Is there a stopping point where you realize your efforts are futile? Or is it on literally everyone else to treat increasingly extremist right wing reactionaries with kid gloves for all eternity let we accidentally trigger them?
And you can do that while correctly calling out extremists.
It was a factor, sure. But I'd argue the late re-opening of her case regarding emails by the FBI was a bigger factor. Also Americans voting on "who they like personally" more than voting on platforms and competency, as we clearly saw when Americans elected arguably the least qualified individual to the highest office in the land instead of arguably the most qualified candidate who has ever run for that position.
And since her comment, she's only been proven right time and time again. I'm all for persuading the persuadable voters. But eventually you have to acknowledge that there are some who can't be persuaded, and consequently you stop wasting time on them until they're ready to open up their minds a bit.