Head to head polls become meaningful upon the candidate's presumptive nomination. (Reply #14)

In the discussion thread: There will come a point when people have to admit that Sanders's polls vs. Republicans [View all]

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Thu Feb 18, 2016, 09:19 AM

Tommy_Carcetti (41,466 posts)

14. Head to head polls become meaningful upon the candidate's presumptive nomination.

And the full weight of the opposition focuses onto their opponent, and visa versa.

Before that point, there's still a strong sense of the hypothetical, IMHO.

For the record, that works for all candidates, both Democratic and Republican.

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There will come a point when people have to admit that Sanders's polls vs. Republicans [View all]	Recursion	Feb 2016	OP
This is a month old	Nonhlanhla	Feb 2016	#1
OK, but Quinnipiac currently has Sanders up vs. Clinton in every match-up	Recursion	Feb 2016	#2
Presidential match ups this far out lack predictive power, Please open the link	DemocratSinceBirth	Feb 2016	#10
After both nominees have clinched.	Chichiri	Feb 2016	#12
Fortunately I have a DeLorean with a Flux Capacitor	Recursion	Feb 2016	#13
Based on what? She's never run in a general. nt	Chichiri	Feb 2016	#16
She has run two successful races in populous and heterogeneous states./nt	DemocratSinceBirth	Feb 2016	#18
Which was custom-made for her in a very blue state.	Rocky the Leprechaun	Feb 2016	#30
Got more than you.	DemocratSinceBirth	Feb 2016	#33
No, seriously, what else have you got?	Rocky the Leprechaun	Feb 2016	#37
You didn't debunk anything. You called me out from an anonymous internet connection	DemocratSinceBirth	Feb 2016	#39
Her polls went up in 2000	dsc	Feb 2016	#21
Politifact deserves a pants on fire rating for that one	jfern	Feb 2016	#6
I've already long discredited Politifact	Rocky the Leprechaun	Feb 2016	#32
What crap will be left to fling at Bernie in the General that hasn't been flung at him by	Dustlawyer	Feb 2016	#43
Seriously? A ton. They'll dig up his old kibbutz	Recursion	Feb 2016	#46
Oh my goodness! That's so scary, how could he possibly survive what his old girlfriends	Dustlawyer	Feb 2016	#48
This message was self-deleted by its author	stopbush	Feb 2016	#54
This. nt.	Nonhlanhla	Feb 2016	#63
"Clinton is an amazing progressive politician who has done tireless (and thankless) work for all.."	RiverLover	Feb 2016	#3
Sure, whatever	Recursion	Feb 2016	#5
For that matter, are you that tone-deaf that you couldn't tell what the audience of this post was?	Recursion	Feb 2016	#8
You made a point that is not valid.	RiverLover	Feb 2016	#15
People are buying what MSM is selling: label based fear	WhaTHellsgoingonhere	Feb 2016	#4
K&R for truth!	Betty Karlson	Feb 2016	#7
I agree that this is going to be a tough election.	NCTraveler	Feb 2016	#9
I think Trump would destroy Clinton, he'll go after Bill and Hillary both with a vengance . . .	Fumesucker	Feb 2016	#11
Head to head polls become meaningful upon the candidate's presumptive nomination.	Tommy_Carcetti	Feb 2016	#14
Bernie supports universal healthcare, a living wage, fair trade, & affordable education	think	Feb 2016	#17
No...because the Republicans haven't even begun to think about dismantling Sanders	Yog-Sothoth	Feb 2016	#19
says you	Robbins	Feb 2016	#20
Says any critical thinker	Yog-Sothoth	Feb 2016	#26
i know they polled against the top gop candidates	restorefreedom	Feb 2016	#22
Kasich is my nightmare fuel	Recursion	Feb 2016	#23
oh crap, i forgot kasich. i guess i don't	restorefreedom	Feb 2016	#25
The GOP is currently pumping up Sanders	dsc	Feb 2016	#24
you might be underestimating the depth of the despair	restorefreedom	Feb 2016	#27
you underestimate the anti union sentiment of the south	dsc	Feb 2016	#29
i guess there will be only one way	restorefreedom	Feb 2016	#34
not even vaguely true	EdwardBernays	Feb 2016	#28
our turn out is lower than in 08	dsc	Feb 2016	#31
well that's not true	EdwardBernays	Feb 2016	#36
What dsc is absolutely true. You're comment does not respond to dsc's points. You move the goalposts	stevenleser	Feb 2016	#41
Your first two sentences are particularly important for anyone really trying to understand the	stevenleser	Feb 2016	#38
this is what happened when Mondale said...	artyteacher	Feb 2016	#35
jesus	EdwardBernays	Feb 2016	#40
you don't get that ...	artyteacher	Feb 2016	#42
no	EdwardBernays	Feb 2016	#47
It's resonating with a loud minority of	artyteacher	Feb 2016	#49
No	EdwardBernays	Feb 2016	#51
That's partly my point...	artyteacher	Feb 2016	#52
The Democratic polls	EdwardBernays	Feb 2016	#53
wow...	artyteacher	Feb 2016	#56
Predict wise	EdwardBernays	Feb 2016	#57
predictwise is not just betting..	artyteacher	Feb 2016	#58
No no they don't	EdwardBernays	Feb 2016	#59
Yes there are	artyteacher	Feb 2016	#61
In no national poll	EdwardBernays	Feb 2016	#62
How many times are you going to ignore the common denominator in 1984, 1972 and 1968?	stevenleser	Feb 2016	#44
you've missed the point	EdwardBernays	Feb 2016	#50
Ever since Reagain, the "New Democrats" have used that tax threat to destroy Democratic	RiverLover	Feb 2016	#45
Are you assuming Bloomberg is not serious that he will run if Sanders and either Trump or Cruz are	seaglass	Feb 2016	#55
The claim that her negative are already locked in and won't change much also seems to be false	Chathamization	Feb 2016	#60
Bernie might not win, but Hillary has no earthly chance.	mhatrw	Feb 2016	#64

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