2016 Postmortem

RDANGELO

(3,433 posts) Sun May 22, 2016, 12:51 PM May 2016

The swing in 2008 between Obama and McCain occured after the bubble burst on the economy

which sent us into the great recession. It was a close race until then. It was an event that was out of the control of the two candidates. Other that that, there has not been a big swing after the conventions since 1988, before the age of 24 hour news channels, the internet and social media.

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The swing in 2008 between Obama and McCain occured after the bubble burst on the economy (Original Post) RDANGELO May 2016 OP

Media could no longer prop up McCain emulatorloo May 2016 #1

the tea baggers got the same EXCESSIVE COVERAGE & the gnewz this they can do it pansypoo53219 May 2016 #2

That ignores the convention bump McCain got, that was likely going to fade regardless BzaDem May 2016 #3

emulatorloo

(44,131 posts)

1. Media could no longer prop up McCain

Reply to RDANGELO (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 01:06 PM

May 2016

After McCain said "the fundamentals of the economy are strong" right after the collapse.

Before that they hid every stupid thing he said or did.

Same w Romney and 47% statement.

Their job is to help elect Republicans. Sadly Republicans keep fucking it up for them by saying insane stuff.

pansypoo53219

(20,978 posts)

2. the tea baggers got the same EXCESSIVE COVERAGE & the gnewz this they can do it

Reply to RDANGELO (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 02:20 PM

May 2016

last night THREE pictures of the fat OLD golden DQUIRREL + no hillary or bernie. BEWARE THE OCT SURPISE. hillary is NOT a shoe in.

BzaDem

(11,142 posts)

3. That ignores the convention bump McCain got, that was likely going to fade regardless

Reply to RDANGELO (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 03:21 PM

May 2016

Obama had a small but steady lead before the conventions. After the Republican convention, McCain had a big bounce. After that, it is hard to disentangle the effects of the economy tanking, the bounce fading, and Palin becoming more well known. The economy obviously hurt McCain, but I think Obama would have still won anyway.

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