Wow. The Hillary attack threads are multiplying. I wonder why.

[Yavin4]

Oh, here's why:

Her lead is going back up to 31 points, and 23.5 point in the poll of polls.

Hillary Clinton has followed a successful debate performance by rebounding in the contest for the Democratic presidential nomination in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, regaining ground against Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden alike.

With anticipation surrounding Biden at a peak, Clinton has 54 percent support in interviews Thursday through Sunday, compared with Sanders’ 23 percent and Biden’s 16 percent. That’s 12 percentage points better for Clinton than her position a month ago, bringing her halfway back to her level of support in the spring and summer, before her September stumble.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/clinton-rebounds-democratic-race-gaining-sanders-biden-alike/story?id=34580456

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/2016_democratic_presidential_nomination-3824.html

Folks, she's winning because she's running a great campaign, and the Democratic party supports her.

[Evergreen Emerald]

1. My thought was: There is going to be a year of this!?

Constant silly attacks made with such force.

[Agschmid]

2. Yup they do.

[bigtree]

3. we are still in a primary campaign

...without a single vote cast.

Running and wagering this election by the polls will come back and bite the party in the ass. Here folks are running around claiming Hillary has the election sewn up (after brushing off complaints about 'inevitability' all last year), and you're wondering why her opposition is challenging her?

[72DejaVu]

7. Are "challenge" and "attack" synonyms?

[bigtree]

8. 'attack' is so melodramatic

...politics is actually rather tame these days.

[72DejaVu]

9. Agreed

I haven't smelled tear gas even once yet in this campaign.

[Adrahil]

19. I was just on a jury...

Where a Bernie supporter said "fuck all you assholes" to Hillary supporters.

Just sayin...

[okasha]

41. You can alert on that juror.

See the lower left corner of the email.

[Adrahil]

47. No... It was post we were adjudicating....

It was hidden only 4-3, if you can beleive that.

[NCTraveler]

49. Outside of du, one of the most polite primaries I have ever seen. nt.

[artislife]

16. ^^ this nt

[frylock]

18. word up

[ChairmanAgnostic]

4. Cuz we want to win the presidency in '16

[72DejaVu]

5. Why did they always double team Michael Jordan?

[Yavin4]

11. Not Lenny Wilkens when he coached the Cavs against Jordan.

[BlueCaliDem]

12. Exactly! eom

[Thinkingabout]

6. I do not see where the attacks on Hillary is endearing many of us to the Sanders camp.

Look, the Republicans have been doing this for years and appears some are here on DU doing the same. Hillary did very well in the debate, did an excellent job restoring before the Benghazi committee, she is strong and experienced, she did not bend in the first debate and I don't think she will bend in the future debates. I stand harder against Sanders every time I read another useless attack.

From some of the post I dont think Sanders are his supporters can handle the attacks on Sanders.

[TSIAS]

10. Just awful

I'm sure the Republicans will be very nice to her. It's just us pesky liberals she has to worry about.

[upaloopa]

21. Hillary has been fighting Repubs ever sinse she was First Lady of Arkansas,

She may have more experience fighting repubs than any politician alive. Which is another good reason for her to win the primaty.

[Art_from_Ark]

27. That's funny

When Hillary was First Lady of Arkansas, the state's Democratic Party was strong, and the Republican Party was weak, in most places with the notable exception of the Northwest. Hillary was rubbing shoulders with the state's richest Republican, Sam Walton, as well as with her Republican buddies in the Rose Law Firm, not to mention Jackson Stephens, who, along with his wife, were big Reagan supporters and were known as "Mr. and Mrs. Republican of Arkansas."

So please don't try to bullshit me by saying she was fighting off the Republican hordes in Arkansas.

[840high]

44. +10

[LiberalArkie]

51. I am afraid not in Arkansas. Maybe she was fighting Republicans somewhere, just not in

Arkansas. Her and Bill were best buds with Stephens. You can do a google on Clinton and Stephens Investments if you want.

[BlueCaliDem]

13. We all know why.

Hillary Clinton is climbing in all the polls (except in New Hampshire), while Bernie Sanders is hitting a ceiling and slowly dropping.

[ronnykmarshall]

14. Stand back ....... it's gonna get worse.

Tell it Stevie!

[WillyT]

15. Some Of Us Are Resisting Being Assimilated Into The BORG... The Status Quo...

The Establishment.

Some of us are going for the change we thought we were gonna get over the last 8 years.

Some of us consider the game to be rigged, and are asking for new referees.

Some of see this as the last chance in our lifetimes...

Some of us see this as the last chance for an inhabitable planet.

Too name a few.

[redstateblues]

32. ramp up the hyperbole

[WillyT]

34. What Significant Changes Do You Anticipate Under A President Clinton ???

I'll wait.

[840high]

45. None.

[willvotesdem]

52. Citi, JP Morgan and Goldman will actually move their offices into the West wing. eom

[bkkyosemite]

39. YOU are soooo Right On!

Everything you just said, thousands and thousands of people for Bernie feel the exact same way! Sometimes I feel like there are plants on this board to tear the Bernie camp down. But it's not happening. We are sick and tired of the status quo. We want change and that has not changed.

[frylock]

17. Got links?

[upaloopa]

23. stay tuned there should be a anti Clinton made up bull shit attack any minute now.

[frylock]

24. Oooooh! I can hardly wait!

It will probably be something awful, like discussion of her policy positions, or past actions and words complete with documented video evidence.

[upaloopa]

46. I haven't seen anything like that here yet

[frylock]

48. It's because you're not looking to discuss policy.

[CentralMass]

20. I would guess to counter the barrage of posts attacking Sanders.

[c588415]

22. I too have noticed a lot of attacks on Hillary coming from Sanders supporters.

Real Clear Politics.com shows Hillary climbing in the polls.

[restorefreedom]

29. polls done by the msm who are lobbying for her

and do not sample millenials.

yup, real unbiased and accurate.

[redstateblues]

33. any poll not favorable to Bernie is bogus

and manipulated by corporatist, third way, neo-liberal, DLC DINOs

[restorefreedom]

37. not at all

any poll created by third way corporatists to advance their agenda is bogus. sorry if most m$m outlets fit that description.

[redstateblues]

42. That's right-If the polls were unskewed

Bernie would be way ahead just like Karl Rove said Romney was in 2012

[restorefreedom]

43. they are not sampling millenials or never voted

those people are largely supporting bernie

[bkkyosemite]

40. It's too obvious the quick surge...the answer from me is ...yes.

[c588415]

58. again, RealClearPolitics.com. Your candidate Sanders is losing;stop lying to yourself

[c588415]

60. I dont know what MSM has to do with my original post. My source

comes from RealClearPolitics.com....And the website is skewed toward Repukes ,not Democrats

[Cha]

25. Great OP, Yavin!

[jkbRN]

26. No doubt she is leading, but

Reuters/Ipsos out today has HRC @ 53 and sanders at 33 & that's the most recent poll--and yes I see that you are using an aggregate, but given the tension in the last couple of days, I think it's fair to look at the most recent poll & take that into account as well.

Poll: http://www.ipsos-na.com/download/pr.aspx?id=15018

[Doctor_J]

28. should we count the threads at the new site dedicated solely to attacking Sanders and his supporters

That would probably even things out

[restorefreedom]

31. that would tip it the other way heavily! nt

[restorefreedom]

30. just for the umpteenth thousandth time,

criticism of policies is not an attack


" a cat can have kittens in the oven but that doesn't make them biscuits."

mary cooper, bbt

[redstateblues]

35. there is some criticism of her policies for sure

but many more nasty personal attacks

[restorefreedom]

38. unfortunately many coming in the other direction, too.

not saying it should be tit for tat, just saying there are plenty of personal smears to go around.

[SunSeeker]

36. K & R

[Tipperary]

50. What I do not understand is why anyone on Hillary's side cares one whit.

I do not. I hate the attacks from both sides. I hate Hillary supporters calling Bernie sexist or racist. I do not believe he is either. I have chosen Hillary as my candidate, but I completely distance myself from the rabid supporters who want to attack Sanders. I personally think that Sanders is a great person who is bringing a lot to the table that needs to be discussed.

I wish people here could be more civil. As I have said before and I have seen others say, it is really only a few posters who continue with the nasty threads about either candidate. We should be better than this. Why can we not talk about issues each candidate espouses instead of throwing sexism, racism, etc into the mix?

I do not believe either candidate is racist or sexist. I used to have a boss way back in the day when I drove a taxi part time. Taxi drivers are outspoken, blunt and foul-mouthed folk believe you me. His favorite thing to say at meetings when tempers were high (often) was "People please" followed by just listen or stop it or some such.

I think of that now. So people please. Can we just stop it?

[Maedhros]

53. What's wrong with attacking Hillary on the issues?

I attack Republicans for their fucked-up policies - why shouldn't I attack Hillary for her fucked-up policies?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

54. If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen. Harry Truman

Not to mention that her baggage car is such an easy target.

[chillfactor]

55. and the stronger Hillary gets....

the more numerous the attacks......I am keeping track of the DUers attacking Hillary..what will they do when she is the nominee?

[MoonRiver]

56. It won't be pretty.

[frylock]

57. Did you ever find those attack threads to link to?

Perhaps your busy.

[jfern]

59. IBD/TIPP has only a 48-33 lead for Hillary

[AngryParakeet]

61. So...

A single poll does not override Hillary's upward trend. Especially from a sub standard pollster.