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In reply to the discussion: Please do NOT pay any attention to these F**king polls. [View all]Claustrum
(4,845 posts)3. I kind of agree with you. But the confidence in Hillary's win isn't entirely from the polls.
It is just the general disbelieve that Trump is anywhere near electable. It wasn't because of the polls. It was simply because of the joke of the idea of a Trump presidency. You can time travel back to 2015 and tell me you know Trump is going to win as a fact. And I would have laughed at your face and call you crazy.
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I kind of agree with you. But the confidence in Hillary's win isn't entirely from the polls.
Claustrum
Oct 2020
#3
Voter complacency was only one of many things that contributed to Hillary's "loss"
MustLoveBeagles
Oct 2020
#9
Well, love DU but not many voters are political junkies like us. I can tell you for sure, there were
Hoyt
Oct 2020
#36
So you don't think people who are interested in polls can also follow through and vote?
BannonsLiver
Oct 2020
#27
"Here's an idea: You do you, and stop trying to tell other people what to do"
Awsi Dooger
Oct 2020
#28
Oh hell yea I have had a plan to vote. And I did. This year, as SOON as I received my ballot
Vivienne235729
Oct 2020
#39