2016 Postmortem

upaloopa

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6. You can't change the past

Thu Oct 8, 2015, 02:26 PM

Oct 2015

Hillary is well know and Bernie isn't because of their positions in government over their careers. But that is not the reason for Hillary's poll numbers. More people want her to be president than they want Bernie.
I wish you could get over the unfair thing.

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A few more poll updates from Huffington Pollster: [View all] George II Oct 2015 OP

Looking good! Iliyah Oct 2015 #1

In some states, Bernie is losing to a guy who hasn't even declared his intention to run for Prez Cali_Democrat Oct 2015 #2

I guess not everyone is feeling the Bern? Tommy2Tone Oct 2015 #3

I keep checking every day to see if I am feeling it and and nope, it's just not there. leftofcool Oct 2015 #8

Nope no burn here workinclasszero Oct 2015 #38

Eh, they're still an improvement over the last Reuters poll. bobbobbins01 Oct 2015 #4

We'll see highprincipleswork Oct 2015 #5

You can't change the past upaloopa Oct 2015 #6

As much as I wish you could lobby for more open, free, and fair debates? highprincipleswork Oct 2015 #17

Yeah, actually it is the reason Scootaloo Oct 2015 #26

I can and have articulated why I'm leaning Hillary and it's because Sanders isn't articulating uponit7771 Oct 2015 #31

Her line was "making warm purple sauce," if i recall. Scootaloo Oct 2015 #33

Yeap, better than "I'll stab them in their nostrils" cause that'll get anything done. I'm not into.. uponit7771 Oct 2015 #34

You can afford compromise with the "Freedom Caucus"? Scootaloo Oct 2015 #35

I can afford getting some shit done vs nothing at all, thrown the baby out with the bath water is uponit7771 Oct 2015 #36

What shit do you envision getting done through compromise with fanatics, exactly? Scootaloo Oct 2015 #37

None,she's not talking about compromising using executive action... Sanders will follow soon uponit7771 Oct 2015 #39

And I expect if he does, you guys will howl about hisneed ot "work with congress" Scootaloo Oct 2015 #40

Actually coverage of the M'OM and bernie has been pretty extensive. leftofcool Oct 2015 #9

Analyses of press coverage, at least till recently show about an 8 to 1 coverage ratio H to B highprincipleswork Oct 2015 #19

What data did you use for that analysis? George II Oct 2015 #23

I guess this is one of the better ones. highprincipleswork Oct 2015 #25

That's just ABC, NBC, and CBS (which you didn't include in your excerpt), it doesn't include.... George II Oct 2015 #28

Always an answer, but never really getting or dealing with the point. highprincipleswork Oct 2015 #29

Your post is special pleading, George II Scootaloo Oct 2015 #41

What Scootaloo? Pleading for WHAT, and what's so special about it? George II Oct 2015 #42

It's a form of logical fallacy, George. Scootaloo Oct 2015 #43

No, I think it's you who is "inventing". He/she mentioned "press coverage"....... George II Oct 2015 #44

You declared him wrong. He provided sources. You proclaimed they don't count. Scootaloo Oct 2015 #45

You've done this before, so let's do this.... George II Oct 2015 #46

Mighty quiet around here. George II Oct 2015 #47

Yes, Hillary has 95% negative coverage while the press pretty much showers the others uponit7771 Oct 2015 #32

Sorry. Your perceptions are yours. LuvLoogie Oct 2015 #15

I'd love to meet any five Hillary supporters on the street and see who coddles who. highprincipleswork Oct 2015 #18

Kick & recommended. William769 Oct 2015 #7

Bullshit. The latest poll has Sanders winning all 50 states. zappaman Oct 2015 #10

LOL SunSeeker Oct 2015 #13

LMAO! leftofcool Oct 2015 #21

Looking good! sheshe2 Oct 2015 #11

Kick (eom) oasis Oct 2015 #16

K & R SunSeeker Oct 2015 #12

Let's kick this baby into debate day. oasis Oct 2015 #14

Good news. K & R. nt Persondem Oct 2015 #20

K&R leftofcool Oct 2015 #22

K&R Lisa D Oct 2015 #24

Obviously all are outliers funded by neoliberal third way corporatists redstateblues Oct 2015 #27

Funded by the oligarchy. George II Oct 2015 #30