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meadowlark5

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6. I don't think it's that terrible for the media to do it

Reply to phylny (Original post)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 08:55 PM

Oct 2016

If all the polls are showing a good lead and the media continually talks like it's going to be a slam dunk, that can also depress turnout as people will think there will be plenty of *other* people voting so no big deal if they can't make it to vote.

Besides, it ain't over till it's over and I will not breathe a sigh of relief until Trump goes down.

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Corrected: Goodness gracious - NBC Nightly News "If Trump wins Pennsylvania, he most likely [View all] phylny Oct 2016 OP

Guess there is no reason to hold the other 51 elections. liberal N proud Oct 2016 #1

But that's kind of like saying The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2016 #2

They have to know that's not remotely true. VMA131Marine Oct 2016 #3

He needs 4 or 5 states, 3-4 of which are not polling well for him...nt Wounded Bear Oct 2016 #5

He's losing in all 5, according to RCP Chathamization Oct 2016 #9

The trend has been in Clinton's direction... Wounded Bear Oct 2016 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Charles Bukowski Oct 2016 #4

I don't think it's that terrible for the media to do it meadowlark5 Oct 2016 #6

Agreed, we don't want to get complacent -- It still depends on Getting Out The Vote. ColemanMaskell Oct 2016 #15

Mark Halperin reported that. moondust Oct 2016 #7

the other day he said we're 'one email from this election flip flopping' spanone Oct 2016 #8

Well they're not wrong RandySF Oct 2016 #10

If Wishes Were Horses . . . DarthDem Oct 2016 #11

As the poll they showed tells all of us :) n/t phylny Oct 2016 #12

And if pigs could fly there'd be a bacon shortage n/t NHDEMFORLIFE Oct 2016 #13

i wish but people would probably make dog or cat bacon then. savages. nt JanMichael Oct 2016 #16