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2016 Postmortem

oasis

(53,800 posts)

11. When the smoke clears, Hillary will have a comfortable lead.

Reply to Robbins (Original post)

Mon Aug 10, 2015, 03:48 PM

Aug 2015

Bernie's message is music to the ears of of most Democrats ,for the moment ,as the myth of Hillary's flawed character comes into play.

But when voters finally focus on GOP plans for women's reproductive rights and Supreme Court appointments,those bar ,beauty parlor and barbershop conversations will turn to the question, "Who has a real chance of winning?".

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PPP-Iowa Poll Hillary 52% Bernie 25% O'Malley 7% Webb 3 % Chaffe 1% [View all] Robbins Aug 2015 OP

6 months to go! ibegurpard Aug 2015 #1

I am still waiting for my call to my cell.... artislife Aug 2015 #2

Big O'Malley jump? Agschmid Aug 2015 #3

O'Malley is doing the most grassroots/on-the-ground work of any of the candidates. FSogol Aug 2015 #5

It's good to see! Agschmid Aug 2015 #7

Yep. It looks like the grassroots work is starting to pay off. This is a big jump for him. askew Aug 2015 #14

Webb is a lazy campaigner NYCButterfinger Aug 2015 #4

So she's not winning due to name recognition? SonderWoman Aug 2015 #6

We need to see a couple debates. Motown_Johnny Aug 2015 #12

I think the Hillary camp would be very pleased with these numbers. DCBob Aug 2015 #8

Uh, let's do the math DemocraticWing Aug 2015 #10

Possible but unlikely. DCBob Aug 2015 #16

Third Recent Poll that Says the Same Thing Stallion Aug 2015 #9

When the smoke clears, Hillary will have a comfortable lead. oasis Aug 2015 #11

i think more people are starting to see the chinks restorefreedom Aug 2015 #20

That's actually less than I expected for Bernie.... Adrahil Aug 2015 #13

There is still a name recognition issue for all candidates other than Hillary. askew Aug 2015 #15

Chafee is on the move Capt. Obvious Aug 2015 #17

i know, he is in positive territory now! nt restorefreedom Aug 2015 #18

The bad news though Capt. Obvious Aug 2015 #19

bawahahahaha! nt restorefreedom Aug 2015 #21