2016 Postmortem

Bill USA

(6,436 posts) Tue Aug 2, 2016, 05:15 PM Aug 2016

Following the DNC, Hillary Clinton now leads Donald Trump by 8 - and THIS is from NBC!!

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/poll-clinton-support-spikes-following-democratic-convention-n621071

Following the Democratic National Convention, Hillary Clinton now leads Donald Trump by 8 points — 50 percent to 42 percent — up from a single-point difference last week, according to the latest NBC News|SurveyMonkey poll.

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Following the DNC, Hillary Clinton now leads Donald Trump by 8 - and THIS is from NBC!! (Original Post) Bill USA Aug 2016 OP

And the thing is, Trump has no way back. renie408 Aug 2016 #1

But there's still the threat of another Assange/Putin data dump. That's my concern right now, and.. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2016 #2

Yeah, you are talking about a Russian hacker leaked renie408 Aug 2016 #3

They tried their big guns during the primary. Anything else they have left is petty bullshit BobbyDrake Aug 2016 #4

You're probably right. I hadn't even heard of that most recent revelation. Hopefully, Wiki has.... Tarheel_Dem Aug 2016 #5

"Wikileaks Reveals DNC Plotting to Smack Christie via Loretta Weinberg" BobbyDrake Aug 2016 #6

renie408

(9,854 posts)

1. And the thing is, Trump has no way back.

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Tue Aug 2, 2016, 05:19 PM

Aug 2016

He isn't going to change who he is. He has no way to gain ground. The more people hear about him, the more traction he will lose.

Tarheel_Dem

(31,245 posts)

2. But there's still the threat of another Assange/Putin data dump. That's my concern right now, and..

Reply to renie408 (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 2, 2016, 06:25 PM

Aug 2016

completely outside the control of the campaign. My hope is that Trump has now made himself so unacceptable the majority of the American people that it won't matter.

renie408

(9,854 posts)

3. Yeah, you are talking about a Russian hacker leaked

Reply to Tarheel_Dem (Reply #2)

Tue Aug 2, 2016, 07:03 PM

Aug 2016

story compared to a psychopath right here in River City. I think it would have to be a helluva leak to overcome the way he is shooting himself in the foot.

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)

4. They tried their big guns during the primary. Anything else they have left is petty bullshit

Reply to Tarheel_Dem (Reply #2)

Tue Aug 2, 2016, 07:12 PM

Aug 2016

like the recent revelation that a Democratic state senator from NJ helped the DNC when they asked her to. Shocking stuff, that was.

Tarheel_Dem

(31,245 posts)

5. You're probably right. I hadn't even heard of that most recent revelation. Hopefully, Wiki has....

Reply to BobbyDrake (Reply #4)

Tue Aug 2, 2016, 09:10 PM

Aug 2016

been discredited to the same level as Putin, and any attempts at influencing our elections will be treated with scorn and disdain by our own media.

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)

6. "Wikileaks Reveals DNC Plotting to Smack Christie via Loretta Weinberg"

Reply to Tarheel_Dem (Reply #5)

Tue Aug 2, 2016, 09:23 PM

Aug 2016

http://politickernj.com/2016/08/wikileaks-reveals-dnc-plotting-to-smack-christie-via-loretta-weinberg/

Long story short: The DNC asked a prominent NJ Democrat to release a statement about Chris Christie being appointed to Trump's transition team. The NJ Democrat ultimately did not release any statement as the DNC asked.

One fresh nothingburger, courtesy of WikiLeaks.

This is what they have left just one week after starting. I'm not concerned.

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