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2016 Postmortem

duncang

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13. TBH

Reply to renie408 (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 1, 2016, 08:52 AM

Aug 2016

The length of bounce effect will be according to the news media and what they cover. Especially considering the amount of time till the election it can always change. And who knows where it will go. So even though promising work is still to be done.

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Brand new post-convention CBS/NYT Poll: Clinton 46, Trump 39!!!They were tied pre-Dem convetion [View all] farmboy Aug 2016 OP

Makes sense jeanmarc Aug 2016 #1

Mitt Romney has emerged as one of the few principled people left in the Republican Party. geek tragedy Aug 2016 #2

Billionaires know best IronLionZion Aug 2016 #6

No kidding! jcgoldie Aug 2016 #9

Trump makes Nixon look good workinclasszero Aug 2016 #11

About the bounce... renie408 Aug 2016 #3

A couple points Cosmocat Aug 2016 #7

Which presidential election has been won by double digits? Democat Aug 2016 #8

the last one where the Republican candidate was this extreme: 1964 JustinL Aug 2016 #32

What I meant renie408 Aug 2016 #33

I agree with you that Trump is terrible Democat Aug 2016 #34

TBH duncang Aug 2016 #13

Even today jeanmarc Aug 2016 #4

Boom! Johnny2X2X Aug 2016 #5

the only reason this is even close reflects the biggest failure in political certainot Aug 2016 #10

You are absolutely right. #TraitorTrump has gotten free media and that Corporate Media has not held Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2016 #14

Great points and bagimin Aug 2016 #25

I have been part of that process. Sophiegirl Aug 2016 #26

i think the only reason they get away with this: certainot Aug 2016 #35

Are there that many "Undecideds"? Jesus! Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2016 #12

It's amazing isn't it? unitedwethrive Aug 2016 #31

It is really the state polls that have significance. National polls do not correctly factor in the still_one Aug 2016 #15

No but national and state polls do correlate so we will see. yellowcanine Aug 2016 #17

They give us information about the overall support for candidates. MoonRiver Aug 2016 #20

When the national numbers move there is some lag but state numbers usually follow. stevenleser Aug 2016 #21

After the weekend kerfuffle the numbers should be even better. yellowcanine Aug 2016 #16

These are not instant polls. Takes time to conduct and analyze reliable polls. MoonRiver Aug 2016 #24

They were never tied Cary Aug 2016 #18

Fox News commented on this "Clinton 46, Trump 39" left-of-center2012 Aug 2016 #19

Not a large enough spread Dr Rise Aug 2016 #22

Only seven points?!? joshdawg Aug 2016 #23

This may be as good as it gets. The vast majority will vote for "their" party, no matter who the Doodley Aug 2016 #27

Yeah, I got that. Been around too long to figure it otherwise. Just sayin' that since joshdawg Aug 2016 #28

I agree. I think the gap should be a lot bigger. Just saying this MIGHT be it. I hope not. Doodley Aug 2016 #30

Which election has been won by 10% in the last decades? Democat Aug 2016 #29

K & R Scurrilous Aug 2016 #36