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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTrump 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 theyre great people and they have such spirit for the country and love for the country, and Im 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
I heard someone on the radio say the don the con is the oj Simpson media obsession of today
kimbutgar
Jun 2016
#4
I think I've heard about this before ... but I can't recall where or who. It seems ...
NurseJackie
Jun 2016
#9
That's like saying Metallica could win the presidency because they get big crowds.
realmirage
Jun 2016
#10
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)1. He's making the same mistake his betters made before him. eom
comradebillyboy
(10,144 posts)2. Other candidates share this mistaken belief...
Mike Nelson
(9,953 posts)3. He seems to misunderstand...
...crowd and TV ratings size do not translate into votes for President. I think President OJ Simpson and President Justin Bieber would agree.
kimbutgar
(21,137 posts)4. I heard someone on the radio say the don the con is the oj Simpson media obsession of today
scscholar
(2,902 posts)5. Didn't work for Bernie either...
and in November, it won't work for Trump!
okasha
(11,573 posts)6. Deja vu.
caquillo
(521 posts)7. "Statesmanship is more than entertaining peasants"
Zambero
(8,964 posts)8. IN 1964, Goldwater drew much bigger crowds than LBJ
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 ...
... very familiar though.
Maru Kitteh
(28,340 posts)12. I've been racking my brain too . .
hmmmmmm.
realmirage
(2,117 posts)10. That's like saying Metallica could win the presidency because they get big crowds.
The faulty logic in this world...
Maru Kitteh
(28,340 posts)11. Where oh where have I heard that before?
It's a mystery . . .
TeamPooka
(24,223 posts)14. lol
LiberalFighter
(50,912 posts)13. Big Crowd