If you are projected to win by 14% a week ago and win by 2%, are you a "comeback" candidate?

Let's just say as a possible scenario...

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Which did happened.

Funny how the recanting of history in this thread-starter fails to mention that in the intervening period she had lost well over 20 points due to the embarrassing stampede of humans. (It's a minor omission, certainly easy to overlook in a quest for accuracy.)

She was almost written off. You just KNOW there are MANY florid and polished political obituaries that were ready to go from pundits far and wide, and quite frankly, it's nice to see that we're not quite as silly and faddish a species this time as we often are. The skittishness of the mob is a scary thing.

This was not only a comeback, it was a significant one in light of the media dynamic. Hey, I'm hardly a fan, but she and her people really did something extraordinary here.

:shrug:

If you are projected to win by 14% a week ago and win by 2%, is it reasonable to suspect you or your supporters of fraud because you won?

Funny how a dramatic poll shift raises so few eyebrows except by those who discount them and then is entirely ignored when the real results are known.

Hillary won by a much smaller margin than was previously predicted. In fact, she barely won. I can't understand why the Obama supporters don't see this for the victory that it is.

and i'm not an obama supporter. He closed in on her...but the establishmen t wants hillary...so believe me...that is who we will get. And let's at least celebrate her victories now...cause her defeat in november will feel devastating to the party.

If you were projected to lose then come back and win, that would make it a comeback.
Now if it's a tie and one side narrowly wins, that is not a comeback.

The only thing Hillary won was the expectations game.

But you know what?

The very standard Clinton expectation game will not work in the general election. You either win or you lose. There is no "well you lost by less than what we thought you would, so it is really a victory" (obviously referring to Bill's performance in NH back in 1992).

It is unbelievable that the media bought utterly spoofed numbers for obama and then celebrated her comeback when she won by what was expected earlier that week.

Look, she arrouses the republican base and cranks down our own progressive-left base. It really is as simple as that. The media loves celebrities so they have been pumping her up for two years. I really can't believe people are so blinded by the spotlights on this one.

The only thing she is going to prove is that democrats (particularly coroprate democrats) are utterly ruthless during primary season and moderate wet noodles when it comes to general elections. Oh well I guess I can just stick to pushing for the congressional races and pray that Huckabee or McCain doesn't do too much damage in four years.

"she cranks down our own progressive-left base"....then why do REGISTERED DEMOCRATS Prefer her over Obama (Who is favored by INDEPENDENTS AND REPUBLICANS?)

I think that the only candidate running who cannot win the GE is Obama.

pretty soon DU will have entire cellars of spoiled whines

I have a problem with calling someone a "comeback" candidate when IN FACT that candidate actually blew a large lead in the New Hampshire polls just a week ago.

Let's look at it this way.

If you were running in a race on a track and were 100 yards ahead of the nearest runner and barely win by a couple yards at the finish line, are you a "comeback" runner?

:think:

really get involved, physically involved in the process (i.e., volunteer at elections) instead of mental contortions.
It will be better for you and better for the country.

:shrug:

Admit it. Saying it's a comeback IS a mental contortion.

because its more like the runner had caught pneumonia and been hospitalized.....and released themselves in order to run the race

DC Media dancing in glee. She is going down. This is the end


Yes you are the Comeback .

quit whining cuz your candidate lost

I don't care what candidate it is, frankly.

To say someone is a "Comeback" candidate when that candidate had a 30+% lead a month ago and wins by 2% is intellectually dishonest.

Yeah, that candidate won. By the skin of their teeth.

I don't think this is something that you want to be pointing out Zulchzulu :rofl::rofl::rofl:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=3328006

ON EDIT: I did bookmark it.

I wish I could give that a G&K (Gloat + Kick)

You're a "comeback" because you overcame a double-digit deficit to win an election.