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Farmgirl1961

(1,493 posts)
Tue Sep 6, 2016, 10:59 PM Sep 2016

Those darn polls

Please don't bash - while I am acutely aware that those darn poll numbers are propped up hype, each day at Daily Kis and Nate Sulver 538 Hillary slips a bit and tRump gains. Bogus or not, they shape and shake the psyche.

I'm wondering if and or when this "trend" will start shifting back to where Hillary was in the mid 80's and tRump was bare touching 20%. Or will MSM keep hammering til those darn poll numbers "consistently" show a 50/50 trend. I don't mean the likely voters but likely to win.

I know Hillary has a huge electoral edge, but these shape-shifting numbers cause me great angst.

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Those darn polls (Original Post) Farmgirl1961 Sep 2016 OP
Weed works for me. . . daligirrl Sep 2016 #1
Take a time-released stress-relief capsule major debacle Sep 2016 #2
Meditate. StrictlyRockers Sep 2016 #3
This is one of my favorite happy places major debacle Sep 2016 #6
+420 StrictlyRockers Sep 2016 #9
Bob is unbeatable major debacle Sep 2016 #11
Wow, she's absolutely amazing! StrictlyRockers Sep 2016 #12
I like how she never shows her eyes major debacle Sep 2016 #15
Welcome to DU alcibiades_mystery Sep 2016 #4
Trying not to worry Farmgirl1961 Sep 2016 #5
I feel your pain major debacle Sep 2016 #8
Your concern concerning this concern is concerning. eom MohRokTah Sep 2016 #7
Should I be concerned that you are concerned about her concern? StrictlyRockers Sep 2016 #10
Not a concern troll Farmgirl1961 Sep 2016 #14
Your concern has been duly noted. StrictlyRockers Sep 2016 #18
The concern concerning my concern over the concern concerns me. eom MohRokTah Sep 2016 #17
The Nation has been split right around... Skid Rogue Sep 2016 #13
Hmm... Wednesdays Sep 2016 #16

major debacle

(508 posts)
2. Take a time-released stress-relief capsule
Tue Sep 6, 2016, 11:10 PM
Sep 2016

I recommend the 9-week formula.

Ask your doctor if Quiet World is right for you.

StrictlyRockers

(3,855 posts)
12. Wow, she's absolutely amazing!
Tue Sep 6, 2016, 11:46 PM
Sep 2016

Chills.

All I've got is this:

?


Doesn't really compare to Carla, but I like it.

major debacle

(508 posts)
15. I like how she never shows her eyes
Tue Sep 6, 2016, 11:59 PM
Sep 2016

It pulls you in

My fave Carla Morrison is her doing a selfie cover of Radiohead:

Creep - Carla Morrison (Radiohead cover)



(send more videos)

Farmgirl1961

(1,493 posts)
5. Trying not to worry
Tue Sep 6, 2016, 11:22 PM
Sep 2016

But real or fabricated, there are a lot of Hillary haters out there, and a lot of people who are very apathetic. I do worry that those two forces, plus all the awful shenanigans being played out will lead us down an awful path. I just want to see more certainty in the accurate polling numbers, and of course more accurate reporting about all of Trump's lies.

major debacle

(508 posts)
8. I feel your pain
Tue Sep 6, 2016, 11:33 PM
Sep 2016

I, too, feel the anxiety. There are INDEED a lot of Hillary haters out there. But stay strong and vote. We will prevail.

StrictlyRockers

(3,855 posts)
10. Should I be concerned that you are concerned about her concern?
Tue Sep 6, 2016, 11:40 PM
Sep 2016

I mean maybe she is actually concerned here, and not an undercover "concern troll." Her (new) name is FarmGirl1961. Seems legit. Amirite?

Pat her on the head and reassuringly tell her everything will be alright before she freaks out.

Farmgirl1961

(1,493 posts)
14. Not a concern troll
Tue Sep 6, 2016, 11:55 PM
Sep 2016

Just concerned citizen that sees a lot of trash being spewed at Hillary Clinton. I am concerned that a lot of people have missed construed hatred of Hillary and that the media is doing nothing more than feeding that hatred frenzy.

Skid Rogue

(711 posts)
13. The Nation has been split right around...
Tue Sep 6, 2016, 11:51 PM
Sep 2016

50/50 for most of my life, so it always feels like a nailbiter.

If you're new to elections, just remember, since Bill Clinton won his first election, almost 25 years ago, there's only been one time that a Republican has won the popular vote. That's a comforting thought.

I'm not all blue roses and butterflies at the moment, but I'm not at all worried, either. Not counting the buffoon in the red hat, it seems like a typical election.

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