2016 Postmortem

Attorney in Texas

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6. It is largely because Trump's and Clinton's unfavorability is sky high among independents, voters

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 12:48 PM

Dec 2015

who are most likely to split their ticket, and a minority within their own party.

They are polarizing, which is poison for a general election but not necessarily bad for a primary.

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New poll: Clinton -11% (37% favorable; 48% unfavorable) Sanders +5% (36% favorable; 31% unfavorable) [View all] Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 OP

Congress has an 18% favorable rating yet we keep electing them. Agschmid Dec 2015 #1

People don't rate their own congresspeople (the ones they vote for)... thesquanderer Dec 2015 #11

Well, that says a lot, IMO: Hepburn Dec 2015 #2

Our media is always talking about Trump or Hillary. Duval Dec 2015 #25

Yeah....they say such loving things about Hillary Clinton VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #26

VanillaRhapsody, I must have missed the negative about Hillary on the news. Duval Dec 2015 #31

Question 17... SidDithers Dec 2015 #3

Lets repeat this.... workinclasszero Dec 2015 #15

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2015 #4

It is largely because Trump's and Clinton's unfavorability is sky high among independents, voters Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #6

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Yes, that is good, but she's far, far behind likely nominee Rubio and that's bad. Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #10

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Likely voter model. jeff47 Dec 2015 #9

Independents can vote in some states' primaries RoccoR5955 Dec 2015 #18

Yes, but they are frequently discarded by likely voter models even in those states. jeff47 Dec 2015 #20

Nailed it. eom 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #32

It looks like favorable might be the political equivalent of "nice". JVS Dec 2015 #47

Perhaps you missed this part of the Poll... brooklynite Dec 2015 #5

It's a national poll and Clinton is much more familiar to voters in states where Sanders has not yet Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #7

Iowa PPP polling Clinton Still Well Ahead of Sanders Hillary 54% BS 34% MOM 7% SidDithers Dec 2015 #12

Yes and the latest poll RoccoR5955 Dec 2015 #19

There's only one pollster worth a damn in Iowa Kentonio Dec 2015 #21

If "Sanders has not yet campaigned to a significant extent" he's in real trouble... brooklynite Dec 2015 #14

"not camp out in 1-2 States and hope for a bounce" workinclasszero Dec 2015 #16

Oh gawd....Now with the "nobody knows him" defense! VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #28

They say it like it's a good thing ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #33

I know right? Has he been hiding under desks and in the Men's room all these years? VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #35

I agree with most of what you wrote, but as you are looking at all other comparisons, karynnj Dec 2015 #17

If I might add to your fine post comradebillyboy Dec 2015 #34

Thanks, but ... I don't believe that the idea that there is nothing that could hurt Clinton is true karynnj Dec 2015 #48

I don't really think favorability okasha Dec 2015 #56

Putting the polls together, it looks to me that if Hillary wins, we will have a president that the JDPriestly Dec 2015 #22

x1,000 Duval Dec 2015 #30

Selecting a nominee that the majority of the country doesn't like, trust, or approve of winter is coming Dec 2015 #36

+ 1000 LiberalLovinLug Dec 2015 #38

Hillary is toast! Helen Borg Dec 2015 #23

She is skeeered I'm telling you! VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #37

Hum......what your shoveling doesn't seem to matter Historic NY Dec 2015 #24

That's not too bad Bradical79 Dec 2015 #27

"name recognition" VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #29

Yeah that's Hillarious LiberalLovinLug Dec 2015 #39

who would think VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #40

Yeah what was wrong with him! LiberalLovinLug Dec 2015 #42

OHHHHHH You think her being a First Lady... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #43

Fact: Bernie Sanders Got More Done in the Senate than Hillary Clinton LiberalLovinLug Dec 2015 #45

Bernie Sanders has been in office 37 yrs VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #46

"epic fail" - lol LiberalLovinLug Dec 2015 #52

Yeah VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #53

Those blinders must be glued on with Crazy Glue. LiberalLovinLug Dec 2015 #54

You mean reality? VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #55

The really telling number about his Congressional career okasha Dec 2015 #57

Yes, outside of political message boards Bradical79 Dec 2015 #41

Lets talk about 37 yrs VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #44

It doesn't mean much Bradical79 Dec 2015 #49

Was he not Senator of all 50? VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #50

Can you smell that? VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #51