2016 Postmortem

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Tue Aug 25, 2015, 12:13 PM

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Why in the world is Hillary spending SO much money on polls? [View all] 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 OP

what the holy Fuck? marym625 Aug 2015 #1

It's like she's basically renting 90% of the polling industry 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #4

astute observation! marym625 Aug 2015 #6

Over a million dollars for polling? JDPriestly Aug 2015 #51

She should be hiring marketers, not pollsters. reformist2 Sep 2015 #114

If you got it, flaunt it. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2015 #2

Ahhh Polls - "The Faking Of A President 2016"..... global1 Aug 2015 #3

I don't think Bernie cares..... MaggieD Aug 2015 #8

I noticed that too.... BooScout Aug 2015 #11

I agree and find it very troubling MaggieD Aug 2015 #15

Transference HERVEPA Aug 2015 #78

lol. love your spin. It's so..... creative cali Aug 2015 #17

+100 ^ This^ nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #22

Ridiculous. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #52

Bernie's opinions and stances grow out of his values. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #55

On which subjects do you disagree with him? AgingAmerican Aug 2015 #92

At least he doesn't point and threaten people. Fawke Em Aug 2015 #84

On what subject do you disagree with him? AgingAmerican Aug 2015 #91

Good thing too, as he's basically right about everything. sibelian Aug 2015 #95

Lol. Rec'd and bookmarked n/t Catherina Aug 2015 #5

Because that's what winning campaigns do MaggieD Aug 2015 #7

Exactly. eom BlueMTexpat Aug 2015 #9

So Hillary's 'convictions' are based on what pollsters tell her voters 'want to hear' 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #10

That's not what I said MaggieD Aug 2015 #12

Perhaps you should do a poll Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #49

LOL Fawke Em Aug 2015 #85

Exactly so! Autumn Aug 2015 #35

That's what finger-in-the-wind pols like Hillary do. cali Aug 2015 #18

I don't see any changes in her long held positions MaggieD Aug 2015 #20

She had a long term opposition to marriage equality. She supported the Iraq war for years cali Aug 2015 #24

It is so funny that some Democrats treat the DLC / Third Way labeling as a smear. virtualobserver Aug 2015 #37

You're so funny MaggieD Aug 2015 #42

well I wasn't among them and it wasn't 90% cali Aug 2015 #45

Ok come on.....if you were here, you know what happened MaggieD Aug 2015 #46

she used the religious sanctity of hetero marriage crap to oppose equality cali Aug 2015 #48

She used it to mock the proposed constitutional amendment, too MaggieD Aug 2015 #50

uh, we're talking about her using that line cali Aug 2015 #53

The video of Hillary talking in favor of the Defense of Marriage concept has been shown on DU. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #59

Did she mock it in prvate, because I have seen a video of her talking about marriage being JDPriestly Aug 2015 #60

Let's get back to the facts. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #57

Your right. It worked so well for her in '08 corkhead Aug 2015 #23

Ah. Shes spending $$ polling Genghis Khan Aug 2015 #28

Bernie doesn't need the polls. He has been talking to real people about their real problems JDPriestly Aug 2015 #56

Yes. Progressives like the TPP, Banksters, KXL and finding out positions after elected to office. nt TheBlackAdder Aug 2015 #81

If she is using this to see what she should say in her speeches then she jwirr Aug 2015 #13

Because she wants to win. These polls are used to identify likely sufrommich Aug 2015 #14

Also true MaggieD Aug 2015 #16

I understand that Obama did that in Ohio in 2012 -- right down to the address. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #61

All candidates "want to win". duh 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #21

Every single successful campaign in this country has sufrommich Aug 2015 #25

It's not outrage, speaking for myself .. 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #26

The vast majority of internal polling has nothing to do with policy.If you've sufrommich Aug 2015 #27

Also correct..... MaggieD Aug 2015 #47

So Hillary is spending over a million dollars on polls this early in the campaign in order JDPriestly Aug 2015 #63

Yes MaggieD Aug 2015 #72

Are you saying that winning campaigns do push-polling? JDPriestly Aug 2015 #73

Huh? MaggieD Aug 2015 #74

In my post I asked rhetorically what Hillary is doing with her poll money. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #77

And you were answered MaggieD Aug 2015 #79

"feed them questions that cause them to think negative thoughts about your opponent" kjones Aug 2015 #100

I'm sorry you feel that way. The Bernie campaign is an incredibly positive one. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #103

I do feel that way kjones Aug 2015 #111

How awful that politicians in a democracy want to know what people think jberryhill Aug 2015 #83

Thank you. yardwork Aug 2015 #58

So have the losing ones AgingAmerican Aug 2015 #99

The normal point of a political campaign is to win Gothmog Aug 2015 #32

Polling doesn't do that, you can just buy data from data brokers that tell you that. n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #54

Maybe ask her Campaign Manager about that. nt 2naSalit Aug 2015 #19

You get what you pay for Oilwellian Aug 2015 #29

Over-scripting does not help Hillary as a candidate Boomer Aug 2015 #30

One of Obama's big advantages is his flexibility. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #65

Thank you Boomer Sep 2015 #112

Because she is running a real campaign and has a real campaign organization Gothmog Aug 2015 #31

Call me old-fashioned 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #33

Do you really believe this? Gothmog Aug 2015 #39

Sanders of course needs money, as every campaign does 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #40

Yes we will Gothmog Aug 2015 #43

Your "concern" about Bernie's unorthodox campaign is duly noted. 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #62

Answer my question as to viablity if you want Sanders to be the nominee Gothmog Aug 2015 #69

You make a cogent case here, which I appreciate. 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #87

The viability of the candidate will be an issue now and at the time of voting Gothmog Aug 2015 #110

We shall see. In any event, I will not be voting for Hillary. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #67

As you noted, we shall indeed see Gothmog Aug 2015 #70

I question the viability of Hillary's campaign. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #75

So Youtube is magical and replaces TV ads and money Gothmog Aug 2015 #82

You mean like push-polls in a contest in which your opponent refuses to say negative things JDPriestly Aug 2015 #66

Gotta know what to say. Autumn Aug 2015 #34

Because she can. Money is no object. Billionaires will pay her any amount she wants, Zorra Aug 2015 #36

Let's pay a visit to the future, shall we? brooklynite Aug 2015 #38

Bernie wins them all - resoundingly n/t short circuit Aug 2015 #41

I know Texas and I would be amazed if Sanders breaks the 15% barrier necessary to get any delegates Gothmog Aug 2015 #44

We shall see. Bernie has YouTube. Hillary has polls. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #68

So your strategy is that people will go to Youtube of their own initiative... brooklynite Aug 2015 #88

I'm a volunteer, but I have no idea how Bernie is organizing things. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #94

Youtube is magic and will over come TV Ads Gothmog Aug 2015 #96

Polling is not necessarily linked to TV ads. brooklynite Aug 2015 #98

This early? JDPriestly Aug 2015 #108

How else to reinforce the illusion that everyone wants you? n/t Catherina Aug 2015 #64

I hear she doesn't brush after every meal, either. Disgusting. randome Aug 2015 #71

How else is she supposed to know what she thinks? n/t arcane1 Aug 2015 #76

I know this may be too abstract for some, but the polls will indicate which states need to spend still_one Aug 2015 #80

Because she wants to win. n/t Lil Missy Aug 2015 #86

Bill Clinton ran his whole presidency by the polls hollowdweller Aug 2015 #89

The Clintons focus group test everything jfern Aug 2015 #90

Looks like she's repeating her 2008 mistakes... Ino Aug 2015 #93

It's almost like she's running for president. DanTex Aug 2015 #97

Chuckle. Why is it a surprise to the OP should be the question!! riversedge Aug 2015 #101

No surprise. It only confirms what I already suspected about Hillary 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #106

How dare she run a real campaign Gothmog Aug 2015 #109

She regurgitates poll-driven, robotic, tightly scripted responses. AtomicKitten Aug 2015 #102

Look how much Trump & Sanders have spent on those illustrious pollsters, LOL! reformist2 Aug 2015 #104

someone should tell trump what to say Vattel Aug 2015 #105

Sounds like OCD and insecurity. senz Aug 2015 #107

pyschology. If they can catch even just a few days of weakness in other candidates they can liberal_at_heart Sep 2015 #113

maybe she had the money to lock in long term contracts karynnj Sep 2015 #115

So she can make her laundry list of promises and then bemoan how she just couldn't pass them Skwmom Sep 2015 #116