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2016 Postmortem

Bill USA

(6,436 posts) Fri May 6, 2016, 05:29 PM May 2016

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At the starting gate: Clinton leads Trump by double-digits

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/04/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-poll-general-election/

Indianapolis (CNN) — As Donald Trump captures the mantle of presumptive Republican nominee, a new poll finds he begins his general election campaign well behind Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.

The new CNN/ORC Poll, completed ahead of Trump's victory last night, found Clinton leads 54% to 41%, a 13-point edge over the New York businessman, her largest lead since last July.
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of course, REpublicans swaddled in their reality inverse Alternate Universe have started a disinformation campaign asserting Trump, the candidate that 40% of Republicans say they won't support, can win in November: http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511913819

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At the starting gate: Clinton leads Trump by double-digits (Original Post) Bill USA May 2016 OP

They need to unskew those damn polls. Gomez163 May 2016 #1

It's gonna happen no doubt just like 2012. DCBob May 2016 #2

She lead Sanders by 60 pts. Warren Stupidity May 2016 #3

Nobody knew who Bernie was. musicblind May 2016 #5

Lets see if her pattern holds. This will be the high point of her polling if history is an indicator Joe the Revelator May 2016 #4

Gomez163

(2,039 posts)

1. They need to unskew those damn polls.

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Fri May 6, 2016, 05:29 PM

May 2016

DCBob

(24,689 posts)

2. It's gonna happen no doubt just like 2012.

Reply to Gomez163 (Reply #1)

Fri May 6, 2016, 05:32 PM

May 2016

And the media won't question it. But it won't matter... Hillary stills wins big in the end.

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)

3. She lead Sanders by 60 pts.

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Fri May 6, 2016, 06:13 PM

May 2016

Her ability to lose a lead is legend.

musicblind

(4,484 posts)

5. Nobody knew who Bernie was.

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Reply #3)

Fri May 6, 2016, 08:25 PM

May 2016

Everybody knows who Trump is.

Joe the Revelator

(14,915 posts)

4. Lets see if her pattern holds. This will be the high point of her polling if history is an indicator

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Fri May 6, 2016, 08:18 PM

May 2016

Time will tell.

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