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DownFromTheMountain

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4. My skepticism about Republican enthusiasm

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Oct 21, 2018, 09:49 AM

Oct 2018

Comes from a clear memory I have from the John McCain Campaign vs. Pres. Barack Obama..I had been paying attention to the campaign pretty regularly, and McCain was diving in the polls, and after a weekend I recall an article in the LA Times reporting that McCains numbers were turning around and his chances were improving rapidly..without any event or reason to explain it..and I've always carried that with me remembering that, if only that could happen for all of us..that things could dramatically "turn around" without any identifiable reason to point to..would be great wouldn't it?

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NBC/WSJ Poll: Democrats hold nine-point advantage for midterm elections [View all] DonViejo Oct 2018 OP

Yep the Corporate media has to crate the horse race smooth64 Oct 2018 #1

I bet its actually larger than that. People arent happy with the blowhard in charge. nt 7962 Oct 2018 #2

That's not much, IMO. MOE is, what...4%? So we may be 5 pts ahead? Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #3

If the MOE is 4%... Johnyawl Oct 2018 #18

The article said 9 pt advantage. That makes 5 pt advantage, after MOE... Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #22

My skepticism about Republican enthusiasm DownFromTheMountain Oct 2018 #4

Republicans tried the Fake Stampede in 2008 and 2012 bucolic_frolic Oct 2018 #6

McCain is not Trump Cosmocat Oct 2018 #9

Throw the Bums OUT! bucolic_frolic Oct 2018 #5

Predictit gives repubs one third chance of keeping the house Cicada Oct 2018 #7

Good odds: Buy "Republicans no" at $0.63 instead of "Democrats yes" at $0.67 William Seger Oct 2018 #15

I remember Michelle explained that Barach plays the long game Cicada Oct 2018 #21

The neutering of the GOP will be complete after the 2022 election cycle. Progressive Jones Oct 2018 #24

I think we should ignore the polls. Tobin S. Oct 2018 #8

Damn right.....I was so high on the first woman president........ a kennedy Oct 2018 #19

9 point spread among seniors looks good. JudyM Oct 2018 #10

I'm nearly 60. Not sure if that makes me a senior, but the older people in my universe Progressive Jones Oct 2018 #25

K&R Scurrilous Oct 2018 #11

This is great news, because I'd bet that they over-sampled Republicans Polybius Oct 2018 #12

Good News, but take nothing for granted. nt Progressive Jones Oct 2018 #26

Approval adds strongly and somewhat categories DeminPennswoods Oct 2018 #28

This number doesn't take gerrymandered districts into account groundloop Oct 2018 #13

with gerrymandering and voter suppression it may not be enough shanny Oct 2018 #14

and it's absolutely barbaric that we are EVEN talking about voter suppression a kennedy Oct 2018 #20

Things will be far worse for Republicans than this projects..Why? Stuart G Oct 2018 #16

Not good enough. Should be 15 to 25 points. sinkingfeeling Oct 2018 #17

Reading the details in the poll memo, DeminPennswoods Oct 2018 #23

After 2016.... chillfactor Oct 2018 #27

What the hell? 9 points up from the party burning the country down? mahina Oct 2018 #29