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kentuck

(111,106 posts) Mon Oct 12, 2015, 05:42 PM Oct 2015

Republican numbers...

The mainstream media keeps repeating the poll numbers that show Hillary Clinton at 53% disapproval numbers in the latest polls. That's pretty bad.

Except, then they show her head up with other Democratic candidates and they report that she is getting 70% of the support in the polls? How does that add up?

How does she get 70% of Democratic support in one poll but 53% disapproval in another??

Unless, of course, the 53% is primarily Republican voters? Is there any other way to reconcile these discrepancies?

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Republican numbers... (Original Post) kentuck Oct 2015 OP

Not really... TreasonousBastard Oct 2015 #1

Obvious effort to make her look more "unpopular" than she really is, in my opinion. kentuck Oct 2015 #2

"disapproval' is not an all or none number. a person can disapprove of some things but still riversedge Oct 2015 #3

But, chances are if a Democrat disapproves of her... kentuck Oct 2015 #4

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

1. Not really...

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Oct 12, 2015, 05:47 PM

Oct 2015

She can have 70% approval among Democrats but 90% of Republicans hate her and it comes out to 50% overall. And who knows from independents...

Anyway, polls are all they got now. See what happens after the first debate and how next month's election goes.