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NJ Rutgers-Eagleton Hillary 60% BS 19% MOM1% (Original Post) Historic NY Dec 2015 OP
Better than three to one! NurseJackie Dec 2015 #1
Do you think there is a positive correlation between HRC's rise in the polls... DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 #2
It's something that's difficult to prove scientifically ... NurseJackie Dec 2015 #4
But why? brooklynite Dec 2015 #6
I do not know. That's a question that can only be answered ... NurseJackie Dec 2015 #7
Because some people anen't as uninformed as they seem. MoonRiver Dec 2015 #16
I don't think so. Go back to the beginning of June when he first declared. The hides were hard and seabeyond Dec 2015 #8
Better than 3 TO 1!! workinclasszero Dec 2015 #14
It's just the beginning of Bernie's surge. MineralMan Dec 2015 #3
Oh, you! :-) NurseJackie Dec 2015 #5
Oh my......... Historic NY Dec 2015 #9
All just name recognition at this point. You just wait. MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #10
lololol workinclasszero Dec 2015 #15
45-5 JaneyVee Dec 2015 #11
That sounds reasonable to me. NurseJackie Dec 2015 #17
More good news! ismnotwasm Dec 2015 #12
Another sobering poll for the BS devotees. Alfresco Dec 2015 #13

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
2. Do you think there is a positive correlation between HRC's rise in the polls...
Sat Dec 12, 2015, 12:15 PM
Dec 2015

Do you think there is a positive correlation between HRC's rise in the polls and the level of enmity on this board?

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
4. It's something that's difficult to prove scientifically ...
Sat Dec 12, 2015, 12:21 PM
Dec 2015

... but from my own observations, the answer is likely to be yes.

In contrast to their dismissals of the polls being rigged or flawed, the behavior I observe seems to suggest that Bernie's fans take the poll numbers far more seriously than they'd have others believe.

brooklynite

(94,675 posts)
6. But why?
Sat Dec 12, 2015, 12:26 PM
Dec 2015

If you've convinced yourself that 1) polls are rigged and 2) your candidate is secretly ahead, why get worked up?

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
7. I do not know. That's a question that can only be answered ...
Sat Dec 12, 2015, 12:30 PM
Dec 2015

... by people who are far wiser than myself. It certainly is puzzling.

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)
16. Because some people anen't as uninformed as they seem.
Sat Dec 12, 2015, 05:28 PM
Dec 2015

But it oes make them look like fools to carry on so.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
8. I don't think so. Go back to the beginning of June when he first declared. The hides were hard and
Sat Dec 12, 2015, 12:30 PM
Dec 2015

Fast simply having a conversation about economic inequality vs social justice.

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