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hughee99

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19. Nice, I can't remember a candidate having such a huge lead in a contested primary

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2014, 02:23 PM

Jan 2014

since 2008. The plan to "clear the field" well in advance didn't go well then, I'm not convinced it will work this time either.

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Clinton has largest recorded early primary lead in at least 30 years. [View all] arely staircase Jan 2014 OP

She's got NOTHING yet the primary is two years away it's just a stupid poll bigdarryl Jan 2014 #1

30 years arely staircase Jan 2014 #2

She will be the next president Gman Jan 2014 #3

she was a clear front runner with 39% in a CNN poll in early February 2006 magical thyme Jan 2014 #4

she has almost twice that now arely staircase Jan 2014 #5

and when Barack Obama showed up, he started with 15% in their 1st poll magical thyme Jan 2014 #10

Who do you think is going to show up and challenge her with these numbers? grantcart Jan 2014 #26

I have no idea. But early front runners are not shoo-ins. magical thyme Jan 2014 #30

FFS, I hope she does not run, we need a real liberal! nt Logical Jan 2014 #6

she sure is popular with democrats nt arely staircase Jan 2014 #7

Did they have time to poll non-millionaires? closeupready Jan 2014 #8

democrats. they polled democrats nt arely staircase Jan 2014 #9

With her support of non-liberal policies, I suspect.... Armstead Jan 2014 #11

I'm sure he would have done just that LordGlenconner Jan 2014 #13

Since she voted for the Iraq War, yiour argunment doesn't hold much weight Armstead Jan 2014 #29

what exactly did the Clintons do arely staircase Jan 2014 #34

"Free Trade"....Deregulation....Welfare Deform....Corporate Health Care "Reform" Armstead Jan 2014 #36

Great! Now we can skip the election. nt nyquil_man Jan 2014 #12

no the election will be awesome arely staircase Jan 2014 #14

Why waste all that money on primaries when it's a done deal? nyquil_man Jan 2014 #16

Open the Pod Bay doors, Hal Fumesucker Jan 2014 #15

we are the 8 percent! 1! arely staircase Jan 2014 #28

Hal, no shit, I'm asking nice, open the damn Pod Bay doors man Fumesucker Jan 2014 #33

I hope some strong contenders emerge elfin Jan 2014 #17

if one does and wins arely staircase Jan 2014 #35

"Damn she is kicking some ass." Wilms Jan 2014 #18

not a fan of the next president I see arely staircase Jan 2014 #20

Or possibly, simply not a fan of prophecy... LanternWaste Jan 2014 #32

Nice, I can't remember a candidate having such a huge lead in a contested primary hughee99 Jan 2014 #19

her lead was roughly half what she has now arely staircase Jan 2014 #21

That's not how apples and oranges works. hughee99 Jan 2014 #23

Actually, her lead over Obama when he first entered the race was about 15 points. StevieM Jan 2014 #37

Yes. She's always the inevitable candidate, never the candidate. closeupready Jan 2014 #22

30 years of polling nt arely staircase Jan 2014 #25

the harder they fall n/t reddread Jan 2014 #24

ah, yes, the "inevitability" meme appears once again. Add "1" to the meme counter. nt antigop Jan 2014 #27

TRANSLATION: Thanks to Chris "Governor Soprano" Christie's Bridge(t)-Gate rocktivity Jan 2014 #31

Christie has done a lot more wrong than just bridge-gate. He's basically a thug (eom) StevieM Jan 2014 #38

I nicknamed him "Governor Soprano" years ago. rocktivity Jan 2014 #39