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edhopper

(33,587 posts) Thu Mar 12, 2020, 03:46 PM Mar 2020

Remember in 2008 when they were meeting about the Economic Crisis

and Obama looked sharp and on top of it, while McCain seemed overwhelmed.
And yet it was still a close election. Because too many Americans are idiots.
November should be a no brainers, but too many Americans have no brain.

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Remember in 2008 when they were meeting about the Economic Crisis (Original Post) edhopper Mar 2020 OP

2008 wasn't that close. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #1

still just 7% edhopper Mar 2020 #2

7% is a blowout. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #3

it's the EC edhopper Mar 2020 #4

TwilightZone

(25,471 posts)

1. 2008 wasn't that close.

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 03:54 PM

Mar 2020

Except for a two-week bump in September 2008 (the convention/Palin bump), it wasn't close from about May on. People tend to remember it as closer than it really was. In fact, the polls widened almost immediately after the Obama/McCain/Bush meeting on the crisis and it wasn't close the rest of the race.

Let's hope for a repeat.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html