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Thu Jul 16, 2020, 05:59 PM

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Remember, George Bush was behind Michael Dukakis by 17 points in one poll in July of 1988. [View all] totodeinhere Jul 2020 OP

Bubble Burster... hlthe2b Jul 2020 #1

And HRC was up by 14 pts in Oct per one poll. Nt spooky3 Jul 2020 #2

Had To Be In Error ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #21

Here's one at 12 points; I'll try to find the one spooky3 Jul 2020 #24

If Aggregated Polling.... ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #26

I'm just concerned about stories that say spooky3 Jul 2020 #27

Fair Enough! ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #41

Her polls were solid. But Comey did enormous damage. StevieM Jul 2020 #47

538 agreed, based on their evidence: spooky3 Jul 2020 #57

Hillary would not have won easily without Comey Awsi Dooger Jul 2020 #58

I am sorry, but I don't agree. StevieM Jul 2020 #61

Comey on top of the Russian attacks wasc what hurt Hillary JI7 Jul 2020 #52

I agree wholeheartedly and there is empirical evidence on all points. nt spooky3 Jul 2020 #56

That was one poll Biden is up in all polls. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #32

Two polls I linked; there could have been others. Nt spooky3 Jul 2020 #46

Biden has been consistently ahead...as I said before doom and gloom ...many and Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #64

I don't think it's about doom and gloom. I think it's about being accurate in spooky3 Jul 2020 #67

Are You Taking It For Granted? Me. Jul 2020 #3

One poll... Dukakis ran a horrific campaign JCMach1 Jul 2020 #4

No. This election has a long way to go rockfordfile Jul 2020 #33

we may not make it to the election... stillcool Jul 2020 #5

The hurdles Donnie faces are considerably harder. unblock Jul 2020 #6

Overconfidence can be a killer. lpbk2713 Jul 2020 #7

By the same token... Happy Hoosier Jul 2020 #42

Are people saying not to tell others to vote ? JI7 Jul 2020 #51

Everyone I know would crawl across broken glass to vote...doom and gloom depresses the Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #65

Joe is taking NOTHING for granted...... ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2020 #8

This is a good thing to remember. Thank you for posting it. (And taking shit for posting it.) Squinch Jul 2020 #9

one poll qazplm135 Jul 2020 #10

No don't get complacent rockfordfile Jul 2020 #34

where did I say anything about being complacent? qazplm135 Jul 2020 #37

Yeah well that era wasn't dealing with a raging pandemic and record levels of unhappiness. Initech Jul 2020 #11

We're going to win..deal with it agingdem Jul 2020 #12

+10000 Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #31

That was 32 years ago. The way the world gets information is drastically different Buckeyeblue Jul 2020 #13

Trump could make a comeback, but he won't. It would mean changing course; won't happen. Midnight Writer Jul 2020 #14

Since I have been a member of DU I have found it pretty common that sentiment at DU totodeinhere Jul 2020 #15

bringing up 1988 doesn't bring anything back to earth JI7 Jul 2020 #17

BS rockfordfile Jul 2020 #38

Your concern is concerning me. John Fante Jul 2020 #39

We see what happens after the debates rockfordfile Jul 2020 #44

Biden will win all three with ease. John Fante Jul 2020 #50

Right, his poor debate performances against Hillary Clinton didn't matter. totodeinhere Jul 2020 #70

Heard that during the primary with the Sanders /Biden debate. And Biden was perfect. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #66

I think it's an insult to people of color, and I am one of them, to assume that totodeinhere Jul 2020 #69

Sometimes? Every good poll is met with doom and gloom and most who post this stuff Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #30

More white people back then . The southern strategy turns off minorities JI7 Jul 2020 #16

We need the minorities to vote though. Ace Rothstein Jul 2020 #18

Michael Dukakis was as bad a politician that you could get. Yavin4 Jul 2020 #19

Agree. He came off like a robot with no feelings. Terrible. nt Quixote1818 Jul 2020 #20

Dukakis wanted to win cleanly. No negative ads, no hard punches. It was a bad strategy. John Fante Jul 2020 #40

+1,000,000 THIS! Never underestimate the lengths to which republicans will go to steal elections diva77 Jul 2020 #22

That Was A Convention Bump ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #23

He was a cipher nationally. Right after Democratic Convention he went on a 2 week vacation. hedda_foil Jul 2020 #25

1 poll MEANT NOTHING beachbumbob Jul 2020 #28

How about a link? And that was a different election...no incumbents... and Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #29

OK. totodeinhere Jul 2020 #71

In September Dukakis was in tank that tanked his campaign. LiberalFighter Jul 2020 #35

Excellent point, but that poll was an outlier NewJeffCT Jul 2020 #36

Around the same time, people thought Dukakis was more conservative than Bush. Xolodno Jul 2020 #43

what a bunch of BS. he lost becsuse he was seen as soft on crime after the rape question JI7 Jul 2020 #45

Nope. Believe what you want... Xolodno Jul 2020 #49

But how after Nixon? It seems like Dems just ducked out of setting a message all together ! If any uponit7771 Jul 2020 #54

I hear you...but there is more. Xolodno Jul 2020 #62

+1, " as Reagan jacked the taxes" ... I remember this one thing that RayGun ended a lot of middle uponit7771 Jul 2020 #68

I'd rather be arguing about such Dem2 Jul 2020 #48

Joe's numbers seem to be holding Sugarcoated Jul 2020 #53

George Bush wasn't an incumbent with a record... brooklynite Jul 2020 #55

Trump won't be up against the worthy, but somewhat naive and ineffectual, Michael Dukakis anamnua Jul 2020 #59

Absolutely! I don't care what the polls say, we need to play this out like we're down by... SKKY Jul 2020 #60

Some differences rufus dog Jul 2020 #63

Except Trump is the reason and cause of his falling numbers. lunatica Jul 2020 #72