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KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
Thu Jun 30, 2016, 06:54 PM Jun 2016

Trump thinks big crowds should equal better poll numbers

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/trump-polls-performance-224982

"We have thousands of people standing outside trying to get in, and they’re great people and they have such spirit for the country and love for the country, and I’m saying, you know, ‘Why am I not doing better in the polls?"
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Trump thinks big crowds should equal better poll numbers (Original Post) KingFlorez Jun 2016 OP
He's making the same mistake his betters made before him. eom MohRokTah Jun 2016 #1
Other candidates share this mistaken belief... comradebillyboy Jun 2016 #2
He seems to misunderstand... Mike Nelson Jun 2016 #3
I heard someone on the radio say the don the con is the oj Simpson media obsession of today kimbutgar Jun 2016 #4
Didn't work for Bernie either... scscholar Jun 2016 #5
Deja vu. okasha Jun 2016 #6
"Statesmanship is more than entertaining peasants" caquillo Jun 2016 #7
IN 1964, Goldwater drew much bigger crowds than LBJ Zambero Jun 2016 #8
I think I've heard about this before ... but I can't recall where or who. It seems ... NurseJackie Jun 2016 #9
I've been racking my brain too . . Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #12
That's like saying Metallica could win the presidency because they get big crowds. realmirage Jun 2016 #10
Where oh where have I heard that before? Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #11
lol TeamPooka Jun 2016 #14
Big Crowd LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #13

Mike Nelson

(9,953 posts)
3. He seems to misunderstand...
Thu Jun 30, 2016, 07:04 PM
Jun 2016

...crowd and TV ratings size do not translate into votes for President. I think President OJ Simpson and President Justin Bieber would agree.

Zambero

(8,964 posts)
8. IN 1964, Goldwater drew much bigger crowds than LBJ
Thu Jun 30, 2016, 07:56 PM
Jun 2016

And the final popular vote tally was 62-38, and the winner took 44 states out of 50. Wait!?! Who actually won that one??????

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
9. I think I've heard about this before ... but I can't recall where or who. It seems ...
Thu Jun 30, 2016, 08:15 PM
Jun 2016

... very familiar though.

 

realmirage

(2,117 posts)
10. That's like saying Metallica could win the presidency because they get big crowds.
Thu Jun 30, 2016, 08:26 PM
Jun 2016

The faulty logic in this world...

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