CNN just reported Clinton internal polling shows tighter race...

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

According to CNN the Clinton campaign their internal polling shows a much tighter race, and in response they are going to come out with negative ads on Bernie centered on the NYDN interview. It's odd that national polling and internal polling shows Bernie surging, yet NY polls show a different story

GO BERNIE GO GO GO!

[mattocaster6]

1. ???

Are these ads gonna be on TV?

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

2. I'd guess TV or Radio... nt

[virtualobserver]

3. they probably poll nightly....

[northernsouthern]

4. I wish I could see all of the polls.

Do you have a link for this one? The other is behind a pay wall so I can look at the demographs to see the way they are reading their data. I do think the surge of constant negatives are tell.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

5. This is campaign internal polling...

It was just on CNN recently, I'll have to wait to see if someone recorded it and puts it on youtube. Obviously they don't share the exact numbers though. But this reminds me of Michigan all over again.

[northernsouthern]

16. It has been somewhat telling.

It has seemed to show a good trend for Bernie most of the times they said that. But I could also see them trying this to try and lure us in, and boom Admiral Akbared!

[noretreatnosurrender]

6. Is it Bait again?

Are they trying to bait Bernie into going negative at the debate? I wouldn't believe anything CNN says right before the NY Primary even if they lace it with something positive about Bernie.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

7. I don't buy it...

Many here have speculated internal polling was showing a tighter race since she ran off to New York before Wisconsin even voted. I think her actions since Wisconsin have been consistent with a tight race.

[noretreatnosurrender]

13. I agree

the race is tightening but I question the timing of this information and the report that she's going to release negative ads because of it. Don't get me wrong I think she will release negative ads but I think this was bait because of the timing.

[Else You Are Mad]

9. My guess is

The format of the questions will be like this:

Sanders will only be asked questions that: 1) imply that his polices are wrong and he needs to explain why they aren't. 2) ask him to apologize for being rude, mean and sexist towards Hillary & 3) That he is a communist

Hillary's questions will be framed in a way to imply her policies are amazing and will be asked to explain why her policies are so great.

[kcjohn1]

8. Hillary will tell us how close the race is by her actions tonight

Someone who is up 15-20 points will not go negative and aggressive, and they try to play out the clock. Think of the first couple of debates where she was pretending Sanders wasn't even on the stage, and focusing on GOP & Trump.

If she is throwing hay-makers, attacking Bernie then they fear losing.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

10. Agreed

I hope we get Miami debate Bernie in this debate. I love Miami debate Bernie. He was feisty!

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. Well the way surrogates have been acting is

highly suggestive

In fact, it is probably tighter than they are admitting.

Here is a piece of info. I have now covered major presidential rallies. See the ones for Clinton are not generating excitement. The cameras should not be able to show the floor.

Her events we are seeing the floor

[apcalc]

12. Against TRUMP

Not Sanders

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

14. She is going to run ads this weekend against Trump?

That makes no sense

[BernieforPres2016]

15. I believe it

A recent NY poll somebody posted at DU a couple of days ago only had Bernie ahead 56-40 among voters 45 and under. He has been winning that age bracket by a much wider margin in recent states and New York has had Occupy Wall Street, the anti-fracking movement and Zephyr Teachout's primary run against Cuomo in 2014 to organize people who are naturals for Bernie's movement. And we have seen the enthusiasm among young people in the huge rallies Bernie is having in NY, while Bill Clinton is working retirement homes.

Hillary's campaign told us how worried they are about this primary when they announced they were going negative in NY on the night of the Wisconsin primary defeat to "disqualify" Bernie.

I could see them dropping something really offensive tomorrow to try to steal the news cycle from Bernie while he's at the Vatican. I'm sure Hillary's campaign and her media allies are already working on counter coverage.

[senz]

37. Yup. And I could see her surrogates spreading it here on DU.

Nonstop, whatever dirty thing it is.

[NorthCarolina]

17. Put out a poll and hope some voters are swayed by it. That's how it works.

Polls are meaningless really. Wisconsin is a prime example. Polls showing Hillary ahead by double digits just before the primary, then she loses handily. Was polling just THAT wrong? Or, was the poll really designed to instill a sense of "Clinton inevitability" in voters minds as they headed to the polls?

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

18. I think it is interesting the juxtaposition of the two campaign's strategies for tighter race...

Bernie's strategy was to mobilize a massive GOTV effort with 2 million phonebanking calls to be made over the weekend (plus canvassers in New York). No mention of running negative ads.

Clinton's strategy is to run a bunch of attacks ads over a NYDN interview which the New York Times debunked.

[apcalc]

19. Someone from DU

Put this out.... Nothing from CNN on it...internet shows story originated at DU

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

20. It was on their TV broadcast...

~15 minutes ago they were discussing it on the air.

[unc70]

27. CNN has just discussed this again

[pat_k]

21. Clinton campaign already did at least one ad on NYDN interview.

Can't find a link, but it was out about two days after the interview. Had quotes from headlines about Bernie's so-called "ignorance" (and if you have any doubts that the quotes are crap, see citations in http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1412679)

I don't imagine they can make a new ad that's more "negative" than the one already out. And I don't imagine it would have much more effect than the first one. Old news and all.

[pa28]

22. First it was the "kitchen sink", then "disqualify and divide".

I don't know what they're going to call it this time around but the continuing waves of negative attacks against Bernie do not suggest the assurance of a guaranteed winner. It suggests a very deep sense of insecurity.

[MineralMan]

23. Link?

See, we really don't know what CNN said or who said it. So please provide a link. Thanks.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

24. It was on their live broadcast...

When there is something to link to I will... Surely somebody else was watching CNN during the revelation and can corroborate with me..

[MineralMan]

25. So who said that? If you were watching

You must know. See, your account leaves out all of the details. Was it a CNN reporter or a guest? I can't make much from your sketchy post. You did see this yourself, right?

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

28. I dunno it was a large panel.... Beneson (sp) was on the panel. I was in the gym, I don't have cable

But people in the Sanders group said they were discussing it again now, and that the plan is that attack ads will start from after the debate and run through the weekend.

[MineralMan]

31. So, you didn't see it? You don't know who said it.

OK, then. I guess I'll wait for a real report with names and stuff. Thanks for trying.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

33. I saw it at the gym... it was the guy who is part of Clinton campaign Tone guy. I think Beneson...

I don't know who the rest of the panel were. One looked like he might be the guy who reported first on the "disqualify, defeat, and worry about unity later".

[MineralMan]

34. Again, I'll wait for a real report, with names

and quotes. I never listen to second hand accounts or vague information.

[hrmjustin]

26. They always say that.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

30. Except for the part where they run attacks ads...

I don't remember that in other state except Michigan where it was actually close.

[hrmjustin]

32. Mo and Il were close like MI.

[Godhumor]

35. Yup, here is a 538 response to the report via Twitter

From Harry Enten of 538:

My understanding is that Clinton is leading by plenty in the "internal" polls.

https://twitter.com/ForecasterEnten/status/720756335999062016

A very obvious GOTV effort.

[hrmjustin]

36. Good catch!

[CrowCityDem]

29. Sounds like a message to make sure everyone votes.