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tomm2thumbs

(13,297 posts) Tue May 10, 2016, 10:00 PM May 2016

New Battleground Polls Show Democratic Win at Risk with Clinton - GULP! [View all]

If Democrats underestimate Trump, like each and every of the 16 Republican candidates, like the entire Republican & Democratic establishment, and the RNC, the 'knowledgable' political media establishment, pollsters and 'experts at 538' and even (ugh) FoxNews.... then we are going to have nobody to blame for the loss of the White House but ourselves.

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New Battleground Polls Show Democratic Win at Risk with Clinton - GULP! [View all] tomm2thumbs May 2016 OP

surprising given how early it is tomm2thumbs May 2016 #1

Obama lost independents by 5 points in 2012 Proud Public Servant May 2016 #8

sounds like a landslide in the works then if Bernie is nominated tomm2thumbs May 2016 #9

There is no way that President Obama won in 2012.... LovingA2andMI May 2016 #18

they simply registered as Democrats to vote and were counted as such tomm2thumbs May 2016 #24

And yet he did Proud Public Servant May 2016 #25

'General election polls before and during the primary are predictive of absolutely nothing.' onehandle May 2016 #2

538 predicted Trump would not get the nomination tomm2thumbs May 2016 #3

Keerp on whistlin' Plucketeer May 2016 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author iandhr May 2016 #4

same for Clinton, sans the scandals tomm2thumbs May 2016 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author iandhr May 2016 #7

Sanders Has Integrity - Attacking Him Hurts The Attackers - Noticed? Yallow May 2016 #19

And she lost the last election...in her own party. zeemike May 2016 #21

Sanders doesn't know how to fight David Brock's bullshit? Lol! Peace Patriot May 2016 #29

Except that he has faced the BS quakerboy May 2016 #30

When Bernie's Free ride ends All Polls will Change Trump/GOP leaving Bernie Slide mitty14u2 May 2016 #5

Go for it, Hill!! Go for it! 7wo7rees May 2016 #10

Because Polls are NEVER wrong MFM008 May 2016 #12

Hillary is the weakest Democratic presidential candidate the party has put up in a generation... LS_Editor May 2016 #13

Am I the only one that thinks CNN is splooging the ceiling fantasizing this shit? Spitfire of ATJ May 2016 #14

Funny nobody mentioned Cryptoad May 2016 #15

CBSN reports Cryptoad May 2016 #16

After Taking All Them Millions From Wall Street Yallow May 2016 #20

Im from teh planet Wawa, Cryptoad May 2016 #28

2 Strikes... Next Attempt in 1 Minute? ^^^^^^^ tomm2thumbs May 2016 #17

Ding ding ding - we have a winner! ^^^^^ lastone May 2016 #22

Why is everyone ignoring how tilted the polls have been this season? basselope May 2016 #23

K&R. nt silvershadow May 2016 #26

CNN, America's Premier Horserace Network...of course all will change in a month, let alone 6 downeastdaniel May 2016 #27