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reformist2

(9,841 posts)
Tue Apr 5, 2016, 11:47 PM Apr 2016

Could all the horribly biased polling be HURTING Hillary, by making her supporters complacent?


I'm beginning to wonder if the brainwashers in the mainstream media are overplaying their hand. They meant to demoralize us Bernie supporters with these terrible, almost crazy, poll numbers showing Hillary up by 20, 30, even 40 points in certain places. But it didn't work, as time and again, we keep turning out to vote.

Hillary's supporters on the other hand, may have been lulled into a false sense of security, thinking they had this made in the shade, so they couldn't even be bothered to vote. In Nevada, her delegates couldn't even be bothered to show up at their county conventions!

Something to think about MSM... you might want to start publishing accurate polling... for Hillary's sake!
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Could all the horribly biased polling be HURTING Hillary, by making her supporters complacent? (Original Post) reformist2 Apr 2016 OP
No I don't think so Kalidurga Apr 2016 #1
Shhhhhh ... Trajan Apr 2016 #2
I think that despite what propaganda outlet Blue Nation Review says revbones Apr 2016 #3
It takes 2-3 hours to vote in the inner city. GOTV in the districts she'd kill in is very hard. PeaceNikki Apr 2016 #4
I think it is a reasonable hypothesis. nt Bonobo Apr 2016 #5
What supporters? mhatrw Apr 2016 #6

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
1. No I don't think so
Tue Apr 5, 2016, 11:50 PM
Apr 2016

It might make a few think they can afford to stay home, but for most people they want the bragging rights of voting for the winner.

 

Trajan

(19,089 posts)
2. Shhhhhh ...
Tue Apr 5, 2016, 11:51 PM
Apr 2016

Hillary in a landslide ...

Now, let's kick it with an Old Fashioned in one hand and a TV Remote in the other, and watch her reign victorious !



 

revbones

(3,660 posts)
3. I think that despite what propaganda outlet Blue Nation Review says
Tue Apr 5, 2016, 11:51 PM
Apr 2016

that there is a definite enthusiasm gap between Hillary followers and Bernie supporters. There's also her high unfavorables, and trustworthyness issues.

Just judging from DU, her followers are in a bubble about her record, and even then don't promote anything positive, it's generally more discrediting anything negative as a "right wing smear" and saying ridiculous stuff about Bernie. Given that those participating in a political forum site are probably somewhat more informed than most, that would kinda indicate that these were the more informed of her followers. If that's what they put out, it doesn't speak very highly of Hillary at all...

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
4. It takes 2-3 hours to vote in the inner city. GOTV in the districts she'd kill in is very hard.
Tue Apr 5, 2016, 11:53 PM
Apr 2016

And it's been made much harder with the newly enacted Voter ID law. Democratic turnout in those areas is abysmal at best in anything outside of the GE.

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