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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumFolks, the polling trendline is getting close to a bandwagon trend.
We are nearing a place where Hillary's numbers will climb and the Oompa-loompa's numbers will tank as people decide to jump on the winning side.
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Folks, the polling trendline is getting close to a bandwagon trend. (Original Post)
MohRokTah
Aug 2016
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What happens if Trump's polling number are too low for Debate threshold?
liberal N proud
Aug 2016
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liberal N proud
(61,194 posts)1. What happens if Trump's polling number are too low for Debate threshold?
jmowreader
(53,193 posts)2. I think they let you slide on that if you're a major-party nominee
Given that, a major-party nominee who's polling too low to qualify for the debates if he or she was a minor-party candidate should be required to commit seppuku on stage at the beginning of the debate period and his or her party should not be allowed to choose a replacement.
Silent3
(15,909 posts)4. I joked about that about a week ago.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512338801
It's a sad thing, however, that there's probably close to nothing Trump could do, short of maybe eating a baby on live TV, that will get him below 15%.
It's a sad thing, however, that there's probably close to nothing Trump could do, short of maybe eating a baby on live TV, that will get him below 15%.
sofa king
(10,857 posts)6. What color baby?
Oh, I am definitely going to Hell now.
MichiganVote
(21,086 posts)3. Well look at the bright side-less jet fuel needed for the Trump plane.
woolldog
(8,791 posts)5. Even I'm not finding anything to be concerned about.
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)7. Still, GOTV!
I don't want him to win A. Single. State. I know that's an unlikely scenario, but we can damn well try!
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)8. This. Yes! GOTV. Get the Senate. Go after the House.