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2016 Postmortem

Charles Bukowski

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13. Why are the polls being ignored here?

Reply to agnostic102 (Original post)

Tue Nov 1, 2016, 02:06 AM

Nov 2016

HRC leads in virtually every one, so it is false to say she is doing worse than Obama in NC. Remember, it was Romney who led in virtually all the polls down the stretch en route to winning the state, not Obama.

Its not a lock, but it would be a sizeable upset if Trump were to win NC.

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NC is NOT a lock please stop with these types of threads! [View all] agnostic102 Nov 2016 OP

Exactly. People who post that NC is a lock don't seem to know much about voting in NC. LisaL Nov 2016 #1

Thanks. elleng Nov 2016 #2

I give you this thread, hopefully you can get few voters to polls. MyNameIsKhan Nov 2016 #3

Thank you. Tough love is needed. #GOTV grossproffit Nov 2016 #4

She has a good shot there, but far from guaranteed. geek tragedy Nov 2016 #5

When do you sleep? MyNameIsKhan Nov 2016 #6

yeah agnostic102 Nov 2016 #11

Excellent point about being concerned enough to do phone banking andym Nov 2016 #7

The only thing I consider North Carolina is that it is a very doable state for both Hillary and still_one Nov 2016 #8

Nothing is a "lock" until it's over. I do not like to Cha Nov 2016 #9

Nothing is a lock lillypaddle Nov 2016 #10

Nothing is a lock but we are not doing worse there than in 2012 Quixote1818 Nov 2016 #12

Why are the polls being ignored here? Charles Bukowski Nov 2016 #13

I just made the same point. Quixote1818 Nov 2016 #14

You beat me by one minute, lol Charles Bukowski Nov 2016 #16

Polls are not actual votes. LisaL Nov 2016 #15

I thought only Republicans Charles Bukowski Nov 2016 #18

funny everyone with their hair on fire here mostly has a low post number...hmm. Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #26

god bless you agnostic102 Nov 2016 #19

Yeah handwringing is in order...not. Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #25

because agnostic102 Nov 2016 #17

Funny how all you concern folks post the same tiresome polls... Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #24

Another fear thread for Halloween. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2016 #20

Another Ostrich response for All Saints Day nt adigal Nov 2016 #21

Great Idea...we should just ban people until there is nobody left TrekLuver Nov 2016 #22

Wrong. Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #23

Tracking to a 6 point win based on early voting. Godhumor Nov 2016 #27

Nobody will take national bets despite handwringing. Will you take NC maybe? whatthehey Nov 2016 #28

GOTV. You can't assume anything anymore. dalton99 Nov 2016 #29

Agree!!! Thanks!!! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2016 #30

Unpopular Gov, Senator making thin vieled threats to HRC Norbert Nov 2016 #31