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2016 Postmortem

Attorney in Texas

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10. It's not a battle of the polls -- this is from the same poll linked in the OP. Clinton does fine

Reply to upaloopa (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 03:55 PM

Dec 2015

among a large segment of the Democratic party, but her appeal outside of that cocoon is very narrow.

Clinton, like Trump or Cruz, has her fan base within the party, and -- perhaps -- that fan base my be big enough to win a primary, but there is almost no appeal outside of that fan base so it is a doomed general election model.

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Hillary leading Bernie Sanders among liberal primary voters [View all] Cali_Democrat Dec 2015 OP

K&R MrWendel Dec 2015 #1

Or not? fredamae Dec 2015 #2

PPP also showed Hillary leading Bernie among liberals Cali_Democrat Dec 2015 #3

So Bernie paid for the polls that say he is upaloopa Dec 2015 #6

Lol.... fredamae Dec 2015 #9

NOTE: 'liberal' now apparently means "one enamored of right wing policies but unwilling to admin it" FiveGoodMen Dec 2015 #4

You've noticed that too, huh? Art_from_Ark Dec 2015 #19

Poll shows more Democrats and WAY more independents are concerned/scared than exited about Clinton Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #5

It's the battle of the polls. upaloopa Dec 2015 #7

It's not a battle of the polls -- this is from the same poll linked in the OP. Clinton does fine Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #10

That makes no sense to me upaloopa Dec 2015 #11

This is not my estimation -- this is the CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES POLL's results. The numbers seem Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #12

If Hillary is doomed in the general election like you claim... Cali_Democrat Dec 2015 #13

Clinton fares well in the betting markets because none of the Republican candidates have risen up to Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #14

LOL Cali_Democrat Dec 2015 #15

My goal is to support the candidate who best reflects my values in the primary and general election. Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #16

"non-whites". This is the source of much paternalistic angst among Bernie supporters. nt LexVegas Dec 2015 #8

Everywhere you turn, it's more bad news for Bernie. NurseJackie Dec 2015 #17

Haha.. leads among the Liberals.. all right! Cha Dec 2015 #18

A reminding kick. Alfresco Dec 2015 #20