Quote (Beowulf @ Aug 4 2016 11:59am)
Mangix and Patton been on the campaign trail or have they been stocking up guns and ammunition having realized that Clinton will be President?
Mangix is smart enough to know it was a losing fight. Patton really believes in Trump but we will see if that has faltered after the bad few days Trump has been having, especially disrespecting dead soldiers and their families and all that.. Holy cow it just feels crazy typing it.
Quote (Pollster @ Aug 4 2016 12:34pm)
Florida? Right now Clinton is considerably ahead. Trump is going to try to catch up and he'll have that opportunity; they've settled on a plan narrowly focused on FL/OH/PA. That intense focus on the state combined with Clinton continuing to expand the map elsewhere is going to help Trump narrow the gap and get back into this.
Looking at primary turnout is a mistake, there's been no causation between it and general election outcomes dating back 1972 (when we started doing things this way). In several of the cases the party with the most encouraging primary stats ended up losing substantially (1980 being the best example). The things that are important and that you should look at: staff on the ground, infrastructure, advertising, the involvement of outside groups (both voter registration and advertising), demographics, population growth, polling. Almost all of them are suggesting that Clinton is putting herself in a position to win so long as she holds onto her advantage and executes GOTV.
Living in Ohio kind of sucks this time of year. Luckily I haven't had cable for a couple years and they can't bombard my NetFlix yet. However I'll get so much garbage mailed to my house that it has made me quit giving candidates money, because I'm afraid they will spend it on mailers...I get dozens of the same ones.
I especially love when DVDs and video tapes get dropped off at my door.
This post was edited by Skinned on Aug 4 2016 12:34pm