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Groper Don the Con is not leading shit (Original Post) malaise Nov 2016 OP
I pretty much tune out the polls, but... stone space Nov 2016 #1
I can't believe the panic at DU malaise Nov 2016 #2
In all fairness... many of us here at DU are very aware of the dirty electoral tricks... Raster Nov 2016 #3
Not panicking here awoke_in_2003 Nov 2016 #9
100% correct, Malaise! Greybnk48 Nov 2016 #4
I respectfully disagree Warpy Nov 2016 #5
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Nov 2016 #7
Any rise in TrumpleThinSkin's political fortune at this point. . . DinahMoeHum Nov 2016 #6
he IS shit napkinz Nov 2016 #8
The KKK paper endorsed Don Scion. sarcasmo Nov 2016 #10
The media has a vested interest in making sure it's down to the wire. (or at least appears to.) X_Digger Nov 2016 #11
 

stone space

(6,498 posts)
1. I pretty much tune out the polls, but...
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 05:13 PM
Nov 2016

...if the polls have a 5% margin of error, that generally means that folks here on DU are going to totally freak out over 1 out of every 20 polls.


Raster

(20,998 posts)
3. In all fairness... many of us here at DU are very aware of the dirty electoral tricks...
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 05:18 PM
Nov 2016

...GOP black operatives are capable of. Admittedly, there are probably "concern trolls" also weaving their brand of shit stew. And there are also many persons like myself that have seen several elections where we thought we were good that were snatched away: 2000 and 2004 come to mind.

DinahMoeHum

(21,784 posts)
6. Any rise in TrumpleThinSkin's political fortune at this point. . .
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 05:45 PM
Nov 2016

is nothing more than a "dead cat bounce"
from the Wall Street expression that "even a dead cat will bounce if it falls from a great height".

Stay the course, GOTV, and we will bring it all home for Hillary come next Tuesday.

X_Digger

(18,585 posts)
11. The media has a vested interest in making sure it's down to the wire. (or at least appears to.)
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 10:15 PM
Nov 2016

I take a deep breath, head over to fivethirtyeight, and relax.

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