2016 Postmortem

DemocratSinceBirth

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14. Non responsive and in any case:

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 07:48 PM

Oct 2015

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-10-26/the-most-likely-next-president-is-hillary-clinton

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2015/10/26/morning-plum-republicans-are-in-denial-about-hillary-clinton/

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/hillary-clinton-will-be-our-next-president-you-can-bet-on-it-2015-10-26

http://www.predictwise.com/politics/2016president

http://www.oddschecker.com/politics/us-politics/us-presidential-election-2016/winner

Does all that mean she will win? Of course not. Does that mean she is better positioned to win than all of her GOP and Democratic opponents? Of course.

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Keep in mind...The same polls saying Hillary has 41 point leads... [View all] berni_mccoy Oct 2015 OP

It tells me that Clinton and Carson are leading. 72DejaVu Oct 2015 #1

Try again... berni_mccoy Oct 2015 #2

Do you have trouble believing Carson leads 72DejaVu Oct 2015 #7

What does that tell you (regarding the overall outcome)? berni_mccoy Oct 2015 #9

As a dispassionate observer I am compelled to give this round to 72Dejavu./nt DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #8

Wait for it... berni_mccoy Oct 2015 #10

Some of us are able to objectively weigh the evidence. It's easy if you try./nt DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #13

You have never been objective on any posts in GD:P berni_mccoy Oct 2015 #21

Out of 60,000 posts I must have typed in caps 0000000000000000001% of the time. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #25

Hmmm swinging your post count around berni_mccoy Oct 2015 #27

The upset person is usually the person who showers his interlocutor with emoticons./nt DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #32

Interlocutor... berni_mccoy Oct 2015 #35

Good point. Also, these polls also showing Clinton losing to Trump. Her support is very shallow. reformist2 Oct 2015 #3

Right. If you follow the indicators it means Clinton loses to berni_mccoy Oct 2015 #4

That makes no sense at all. 72DejaVu Oct 2015 #15

She beats Carson. bravenak Oct 2015 #30

Here is the link to both polls. Can you please point out where it shows her losing to Trump in Iowa? DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #5

There are dozens of polls showing her losing to every Republican candidate. She's damaged goods. reformist2 Oct 2015 #12

Non responsive and in any case: DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #14

"The only ones who don't realize it are the Hillary loyalists!" 72DejaVu Oct 2015 #16

The vanity of a person thinking everybody thinks like he or she does is mind boggling. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #18

"Nobody goes there, it's too crowded"- Yogi Berra 72DejaVu Oct 2015 #19

That's the dumbest thing posted today I think. upaloopa Oct 2015 #56

Hillary is going to lose the Democratic Primary to Trump?... SidDithers Oct 2015 #11

Yeah, the establishment does NOT want Trump or Sanders. PatrickforO Oct 2015 #6

This would be the same Iowa that Huckabee and Santorum won dsc Oct 2015 #17

And, as we know... 72DejaVu Oct 2015 #20

I don't recall polls showing that they would beat him dsc Oct 2015 #28

LOL workinclasszero Oct 2015 #48

Now you're getting warmer than any other Hillary supporter... berni_mccoy Oct 2015 #23

I said earlier today that time will tell if these polls are right or wrong dsc Oct 2015 #33

Four events account for this stevenleser Oct 2015 #40

the poll was before item 4 dsc Oct 2015 #41

I believe those are the reasons for Hillary's awesome poll numbers today workinclasszero Oct 2015 #49

This is what I believe. Nt NCTraveler Oct 2015 #45

iowa voted for santorum last time around JI7 Oct 2015 #22

And what does that say about these polls? berni_mccoy Oct 2015 #24

I'm not sure what your point is. are you questioning itself JI7 Oct 2015 #31

I am in Iowa. It confirms that evangelical Republicans here pick the crazy Christian. emulatorloo Oct 2015 #39

Out of curiosity, why isn't Huckabee resonating? brooklynite Oct 2015 #55

I thought he would be doing better too! I have to admit I've not been paying a ton of attention emulatorloo Oct 2015 #57

I'm really starting to believe this too! How can many polls be outrageously different 2-days apart? Pauldg47 Oct 2015 #43

Polls have shown Robbins Oct 2015 #26

Lol best response! berni_mccoy Oct 2015 #29

there is no guarantee any democrat will win in the general election JI7 Oct 2015 #34

Thank you! Short and to the point! berni_mccoy Oct 2015 #37

It tells me that Carson is leading. RandySF Oct 2015 #36

Any poll not favorable to Bernie is bogus redstateblues Oct 2015 #38

Very much agreed...how can polls two days apart be a 40% swing? Is the .1% buying them out? Pauldg47 Oct 2015 #44

Exactly. And, the polls showing him the winner are Pure dead on(read internet). Cha Oct 2015 #47

Iowa Caucus: Good predictor of the party winner for the Democrats, but not necessarily the GOP. 4lbs Oct 2015 #42

It tells me Bernie backers are flailing around frantically workinclasszero Oct 2015 #46

What's next? Unskewing them? Bleacher Creature Oct 2015 #50

Yes it tells me a whole lot. Kalidurga Oct 2015 #51

Jen Palmieri (Hillary's communications director) thinks the poll is full of crap. bullwinkle428 Oct 2015 #52

I do have to question one thing, age demographics. RichVRichV Oct 2015 #53

If the GOP poll is inaccurate, who's leading? brooklynite Oct 2015 #54