Democratic Primaries

still_one

(92,325 posts) Mon Jul 1, 2019, 07:35 PM Jul 2019

A look at debate impressions

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2016/09/25/politics/obama-debate-election-2012/index.html

Was the debate between President Obama and Romney, where President Obama’s performance was viewed as doing badly, and the national polls reflecting it, really valid indicator?

What do national polls really reflect?

Isn’t it the electoral college and states that decide primaries and general elections?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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A look at debate impressions (Original Post) still_one Jul 2019 OP

If it's the first debate, when the second one happens, everyone will forget the first one. Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #1

Perhaps, but my question is how reflective are national polls since that isn't how we still_one Jul 2019 #2

All of the state polls are the ones that count in the Primaries. In the General, swing states polls Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #3

I think so still_one Jul 2019 #4

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

1. If it's the first debate, when the second one happens, everyone will forget the first one.

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2019, 07:40 PM

Jul 2019

This was an introductory debate, anyway.

It should get more substantive when there are fewer on the stage.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

still_one

(92,325 posts)

2. Perhaps, but my question is how reflective are national polls since that isn't how we

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 1, 2019, 07:50 PM

Jul 2019

really elect a president?

There are one too many times then there should have been where the popular vote didn’t determine the final result

The 2900 and 2016 election are the most painful

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Skya Rhen

(2,701 posts)

3. All of the state polls are the ones that count in the Primaries. In the General, swing states polls

Reply to still_one (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 1, 2019, 08:07 PM

Jul 2019

are the ones that count.

The national polls are really irrelevant.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

still_one

(92,325 posts)

4. I think so

Reply to Skya Rhen (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 1, 2019, 08:11 PM

Jul 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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