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RandySF

(58,835 posts)
Tue Sep 13, 2016, 09:29 PM Sep 2016

Hillary will outperform her poll numbers on election Day and here is why.

I listened to the Upshot podcast today and a reporter recalled her trip to Las Vegas prior to the Nevada Caucus. She first visited a Clinton campaign office and inside were 20 volunteers calling voter and urging them, in Spanish, to turn out and vote for "La Hillary". She then drove across town to one of Bernie's offices where there were a dozen reporters and three volunteers. And the volunteers spent more time chatting with each other than calling.

Now, the reporter was not kicking the Sanders campaign or implying every office looked the same. But what she did see was one candidate generated big crowds and boisterous supporters while the other quietly built the machinery to bring out more casual, less intense Democratic voters in the big primary states. Trump may have the big rooms and big noise, but Hillary has 20 campaign offices in Florida alone. That is how she will turn a narrow win into a sizable win on Election Day.

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Hillary will outperform her poll numbers on election Day and here is why. (Original Post) RandySF Sep 2016 OP
I hope she thumps Trump by at least 7 points nationally. We need a resounding victory. LonePirate Sep 2016 #1
Not unless we turn this around Kilgore Sep 2016 #2
Concerning. Very, very concerning. BobbyDrake Sep 2016 #3
It should be Kilgore Sep 2016 #6
CONCERNING! BobbyDrake Sep 2016 #7
Got it Kilgore Sep 2016 #8
Hey, it could be worse... BobbyDrake Sep 2016 #9
The 7 and 14 day graphs both show Clinton ahead Democat Sep 2016 #4
Look at the trend Kilgore Sep 2016 #5

LonePirate

(13,424 posts)
1. I hope she thumps Trump by at least 7 points nationally. We need a resounding victory.
Tue Sep 13, 2016, 09:42 PM
Sep 2016

His vision for America needs to be repudiated by the largest margin possible.

 

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)
9. Hey, it could be worse...
Wed Sep 14, 2016, 10:39 AM
Sep 2016

Instead I could be trying to manufacture phony concern like some people are obviously trying to do.

Keep an eye on that sky for us, Chicken Little!

Kilgore

(1,733 posts)
5. Look at the trend
Wed Sep 14, 2016, 09:53 AM
Sep 2016

Just checked again this morning lead down to 2 with Trump trending up, and Hillary trending down.

Compare this to, say a month ago.

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