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LenaBaby61

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14. Except the contest isn't tightening.

Reply to Squinch (Reply #13)

Sun Jul 17, 2016, 02:14 PM

Jul 2016

A bit TOO early for living and dying with polls, but...

IKR, about the race "allegedly" tightening presidential race. But, the networks as most of us KNOW want a "horse race" narrative, and Hillary up in the by either a healthy single-digit number or her being up by double-digit numbers doesn't work well WITH their "horse race" narrative .

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Clinton vs. Trump Leaves 6 in 10 Unhappy; Contest Tightens as Conventions Loom (POLL) [View all] pnwmom Jul 2016 OP

Can we please stop obsessing on polls. They don't mean a whole lot right now. RBInMaine Jul 2016 #1

Clinton's unpopularity is based on media lies MariaThinks Jul 2016 #2

25 years of them. forest444 Jul 2016 #6

Because the bullshit the media has been pushing this theme with falsehoods and lies about what the still_one Jul 2016 #3

Look! Drama! Horse race! Tune in! Click links! Spend money! PSPS Jul 2016 #4

Corporate media will continue with this up to, and including, 2020 and there beyond Iliyah Jul 2016 #5

It's pretty much the same every four years. Unfortunately people are more likely... George II Jul 2016 #7

Odd they focus on registered voters. Hillary has a 7 point lead with likely voters in the same poll. DCBob Jul 2016 #8

Good catch. As I recall, however, they don't usually switch to likely voter pnwmom Jul 2016 #9

Yeah, I was wondering about that but I still think likely is better number.. DCBob Jul 2016 #10

"Most Americans express dismay at their choices" Chicago1980 Jul 2016 #11

This poll is silly. Nedsdag Jul 2016 #12

Except the contest isn't tightening. Squinch Jul 2016 #13

Except the contest isn't tightening. LenaBaby61 Jul 2016 #14

Better than I expected... TipTok Jul 2016 #15