2016 Postmortem

BlueStreak

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60. Aren't "Too liberal" and "Wormanlike" mutually exclusive?

Fri Jul 29, 2016, 02:12 PM

Jul 2016

If it was "too liberal", I don't see how it could be "workmanlike". It it was "too liberal", then they must have thought it was hitting some points rather hard.

As usual, what passes for "liberal" is still to the right of the transitional center of our spectrum. I think Hillary made it as liberal as she could stand in order to appease the Sanders supporters. We will probably see her do the usual "Clinton triangulation" to the right, which would be a YUGE mistake, considering who she is running against. The positions she laid out are not at all liberal -- they are right down the center of Middle Class America today.

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CNN poll results on Clinton's speech are in! [View all] woolldog Jul 2016 OP

Hot damn! AgadorSparticus Jul 2016 #1

She owns the finish line. WheelWalker Jul 2016 #2

No complacency. Chicago1980 Jul 2016 #20

Agreed. No complacency. Competency. Organization. Preparation. WheelWalker Jul 2016 #27

Or unpredictable events that sway them lunasun Jul 2016 #29

Exactly...Please stay frightened.. busterbrown Jul 2016 #34

Not Necessarily saykay Jul 2016 #40

Those ARE GREAT Numbers!!! John Poet Jul 2016 #3

Before I get excited..online poll or real poll? NYC Liberal Jul 2016 #4

Well, remember, the "online poll voting champions" John Poet Jul 2016 #7

This is just a poll of convention watchers, so heavily Democratic. On the other hand, pnwmom Jul 2016 #11

Yes, that is the bottom line. MoonRiver Jul 2016 #54

Either they're credible or they're not. You can't shit on them when Bernie Chakab Jul 2016 #13

I was a Bernie supporter, I'm not shitting on his online poll results-- John Poet Jul 2016 #18

That's an interesting point, John Poet. I wonder how Trump has done in online polls pnwmom Jul 2016 #56

it's a poll of mostly democrats , so it's good in terms of an effective GOTV JI7 Jul 2016 #24

Online poll Bradical79 Jul 2016 #46

EVERY convention gets a bounce of some sort. calimary Jul 2016 #65

I'm not one little bit surprised at these results. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2016 #5

Compare that with Donald Drumpf Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2016 #6

Far Better than I Could Have Hoped For Stallion Jul 2016 #8

Good points... Wounded Bear Jul 2016 #49

Now it's our job to register voters in swing states and get the vote out The Second Stone Jul 2016 #9

+100 ffr Jul 2016 #26

Already working on that. busterbrown Jul 2016 #35

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Thank you, Hillary! Haveadream Jul 2016 #10

Moderate to Conservative CNN came in with those numbers?!?!? 4lbs Jul 2016 #12

I think... hurple Jul 2016 #14

Feels like it could be a reality ffr Jul 2016 #22

I must admit, I am much more hopeful that I have been smirkymonkey Jul 2016 #69

Wow. And the CNN talking heads were saying her speech was "too liberal" and "workmanlike." SunSeeker Jul 2016 #15

They're as annoying as Olympic commentators Ellen Forradalom Jul 2016 #17

And if she'd gone for poetry they'd have attacked her for giving NYC Liberal Jul 2016 #25

The press will attack her no matter what she does, so she's just going to be herself. SunSeeker Jul 2016 #31

That's why she is such an excellent candidate BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #36

Well prepared is effin right! carburyme Jul 2016 #48

Wonder what they said about tRump? AllyCat Jul 2016 #44

Aren't "Too liberal" and "Wormanlike" mutually exclusive? BlueStreak Jul 2016 #60

CNN is careful to have both sides represented so wordpix Jul 2016 #64

See anything about tonights viewing ratings? fleabiscuit Jul 2016 #16

Stick a fork in him, he's done.. mountain grammy Jul 2016 #19

Now to get them all to share in their stake of America and vote. ffr Jul 2016 #21

Yaaaaaaaaasssssssss! Firebrand Gary Jul 2016 #23

BOOM! workinclasszero Jul 2016 #28

those are good numbers, for sure fishwax Jul 2016 #30

Now let's GOTV! nt TeamPooka Jul 2016 #32

It was even better than that! unitedwethrive Jul 2016 #33

She dId well awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #37

DNC Doubles RNC In Voter Registration Searches clutterbox1830 Jul 2016 #39

Good news! AllyCat Jul 2016 #41

Keep in mind, that's among those who watched the speech. Remember, republicans... George II Jul 2016 #42

well it is CNN but those are nice numbers. nt retrowire Jul 2016 #43

Fantastic! Do you have a link for these numbers? Fla Dem Jul 2016 #45

She's smokin' hot bucolic_frolic Jul 2016 #47

My advice for Democrats: Label Trump as the Loose Cannon TryLogic Jul 2016 #50

hypocrisy is worse with the overseas cheap labor for his "Trump" brand wordpix Jul 2016 #63

I sure hope the headlines next week say mega bounce Politicub Jul 2016 #51

"Right/wrong direction" is interesting as a majority say we're in the wrong direction right now. MadDAsHell Jul 2016 #52

Might be Congress instead Old Terp Jul 2016 #59

Those are incredible numbers! MoonRiver Jul 2016 #53

This relieves me more than I can say. rivegauche Jul 2016 #55

kick MariaThinks Jul 2016 #57

Great finish to a great convention! mcar Jul 2016 #58

there's simply no comparison whatsoever btwn the parties NoMoreRepugs Jul 2016 #61

Yeah baby! I'm with HER! wordpix Jul 2016 #62

Hillary is more precise than Obama or Bill Clinton bucolic_frolic Jul 2016 #66

I don't recall one of these evey being 60% "likely affect your vote". denbot Jul 2016 #67

Wow, that is amazing! Incredibly good numbers. anneboleyn Jul 2016 #68

Yup Bigredhunk Jul 2016 #70

I predict a 10 point lead by Monday nationally ericson00 Jul 2016 #71

a link would have been nice pscot Jul 2016 #72

The OP was posted about a minute after the numbers aired on CNN last night. woolldog Jul 2016 #74

Kick and Rec Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #73