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2016 Postmortem

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Mon Feb 1, 2016, 09:05 PM Feb 2016

Rachel just pointed out that entrance polls in '08 showed an HRC lead in Iowa....

...and HRC ended up finishing third that night...

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Rachel just pointed out that entrance polls in '08 showed an HRC lead in Iowa.... (Original Post) Ken Burch Feb 2016 OP

Entrance polls, not exit polls. n/t tammywammy Feb 2016 #1

Ok...will correct...the point stands, though. n/t. Ken Burch Feb 2016 #2

Entrance polling is inherently unreliable tammywammy Feb 2016 #3

Any and all things to try to trim off any totals the money don't like nolabels Feb 2016 #4

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)

1. Entrance polls, not exit polls. n/t

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 09:09 PM

Feb 2016

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

2. Ok...will correct...the point stands, though. n/t.

Reply to tammywammy (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 09:10 PM

Feb 2016

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)

3. Entrance polling is inherently unreliable

Reply to Ken Burch (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 09:13 PM

Feb 2016

Since the big part of the democratic caucus is convincing people to join your candidate. Plus in 2008 Obama ran an excellent strategy spinning off his supporters to Edwards to prevent delegates to Clinton.

Everyone should just take a deep breath and we'll all know soon enough. Though it's incredibly exciting.

nolabels

(13,133 posts)

4. Any and all things to try to trim off any totals the money don't like

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 09:50 PM

Feb 2016

The meme they would want to sell is their candidate is wining, so there is no hope, just as well go home

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