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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Mon Aug 15, 2016, 11:48 PM Aug 2016

Mother Jones: Hillary Clinton Is Absolutely Kicking Donald Trump's Ass

Hillary Clinton Is Absolutely Kicking Donald Trump's Ass

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/08/hillary-clinton-absolutely-kicking-donald-trumps-ass

Back during convention season I warned that election polls wouldn't really mean much until the middle of August. Well, the middle of August is here! So what are the polls showing us? Here you go:



Hillary Clinton is ahead by a steady 8 points. State polls show that she's ahead in pretty much every battleground state. If this holds up, it would be an epic blowout.

Of course it might not hold up. Then again, it might get even worse for Trump. He could turn out to be worst natural politician since—who? I'm not sure. We've never seen anything like this in an election against a party that's already served two terms and is running on a mediocre economy. Previous blowouts—FDR in 1936, LBJ in 1964, Nixon in 1972, Reagan in 1984—have all been by one-term incumbents running for reelection during years of strong economic growth.

Trump is a man of extremes: the biggest, the richest, the boldest, the most beautiful. Now he's heading for another title: worst presidential candidate of all time. That's quite an achievement.
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Mother Jones: Hillary Clinton Is Absolutely Kicking Donald Trump's Ass (Original Post) Miles Archer Aug 2016 OP
yes trev343 Aug 2016 #1
Hi Trev pamela Aug 2016 #6
I could live with an epic blowout, with the democrat winning. demigoddess Aug 2016 #2
In mentioning Donald's superlatives major debacle Aug 2016 #3
Certainly couldn't have been talking about his... Wounded Bear Aug 2016 #5
Beautiful, isn't it? Wish the election was now. AllyCat Aug 2016 #4
Trump is going to drop into the low 30s when the full extent of the Russian connection yellowcanine Aug 2016 #8
i thought it was rump vs rump. pansypoo53219 Aug 2016 #7

AllyCat

(16,190 posts)
4. Beautiful, isn't it? Wish the election was now.
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 02:02 AM
Aug 2016

Wondering how far apart these arms can get before November

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
8. Trump is going to drop into the low 30s when the full extent of the Russian connection
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 09:30 AM
Aug 2016

becomes news. I think Hillary is going to get 400+ electoral votes.

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