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Related: About this forumMother 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 sincewho? 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 blowoutsFDR in 1936, LBJ in 1964, Nixon in 1972, Reagan in 1984have 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.
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 sincewho? 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 blowoutsFDR in 1936, LBJ in 1964, Nixon in 1972, Reagan in 1984have 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
Trump is going to drop into the low 30s when the full extent of the Russian connection
yellowcanine
Aug 2016
#8
Trump is done. It's that simple.
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demigoddess
(6,641 posts)2. I could live with an epic blowout, with the democrat winning.
major debacle
(508 posts)3. In mentioning Donald's superlatives
... what exactly did you mean by "the biggest"?
Wounded Bear
(58,670 posts)5. Certainly couldn't have been talking about his...
er....hands.
AllyCat
(16,190 posts)4. Beautiful, isn't it? Wish the election was now.
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
becomes news. I think Hillary is going to get 400+ electoral votes.
pansypoo53219
(20,981 posts)7. i thought it was rump vs rump.