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Hillary Clinton

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts) Wed May 18, 2016, 09:10 PM May 2016

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Chris Hayes made a great point tonight...

In 2008, before the primary was over, there was a candidate who was polling better against John McCain than Barack Obama for the general election , and that candidate was Hillary Clinton.

Let me check my history books to see whether or not that argument swayed the super-delegates into overturning the results of pledged delegates... Checking... Checking... NOPE!

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Chris Hayes made a great point tonight... (Original Post) BobbyDrake May 2016 OP

A national poll at this stage of the game doesn't really mean much LisaM May 2016 #1

What polls? savalez May 2016 #3

As I often post in those threads, we don't elect presidents based on popular vote. TwilightZone May 2016 #5

Well, that's interesting. SharonClark May 2016 #2

Yeah, burnie has 0 legs to stand on with that little plea to the "Super Dels" he raged against and Cha May 2016 #4

LisaM

(27,813 posts)

1. A national poll at this stage of the game doesn't really mean much

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Wed May 18, 2016, 09:14 PM

May 2016

I do get a kick out of seeing the breathless postings of each day's newly-found poll.

savalez

(3,517 posts)

3. What polls?

Reply to LisaM (Reply #1)

Wed May 18, 2016, 09:25 PM

May 2016

The ones I see show HRC ahead of BS.

TwilightZone

(25,471 posts)

5. As I often post in those threads, we don't elect presidents based on popular vote.

Reply to LisaM (Reply #1)

Wed May 18, 2016, 10:20 PM

May 2016

Just ask President Albert Gore.

I then post electoral college-based projections that show Hillary stomping Trump, but they don't like those much.

SharonClark

(10,014 posts)

2. Well, that's interesting.

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Wed May 18, 2016, 09:14 PM

May 2016

Cha

(297,323 posts)

4. Yeah, burnie has 0 legs to stand on with that little plea to the "Super Dels" he raged against and

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Wed May 18, 2016, 10:16 PM

May 2016

now wants.

Wow.. and from Chris Hayes, too.. burnie fan.

Mahalo, Bobby~

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