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Overall popular vote: Hillary + 2.2 Million over Trump, + 3,16 Million over Sanders (Original Post) factfinder_77 Apr 2016 OP
Nice! And she got 3x more votes in NY than Trump. 3x! JaneyVee Apr 2016 #1
Hillary is the one. Trust Buster Apr 2016 #2
Hillary will be the next President!!! workinclasszero Apr 2016 #3
YES! peggysue2 Apr 2016 #5
IF she's the nominee, I don't think she's going to win. CentralCoaster Apr 2016 #4
So what kind of metric do you recommend using for differentiating candidates ? factfinder_77 Apr 2016 #6
Pollsters already know how to do this, to anticipate the odds of matchups. CentralCoaster Apr 2016 #8
Closed primaries means millions not voting but onecaliberal Apr 2016 #7
 

CentralCoaster

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4. IF she's the nominee, I don't think she's going to win.
Wed Apr 27, 2016, 10:20 AM
Apr 2016

Primary turnout numbers are virtually meaningless, can't be applied to the dynamics of the general election.

But go ahead if it somehow makes you feel better about your candidate.

 

CentralCoaster

(1,163 posts)
8. Pollsters already know how to do this, to anticipate the odds of matchups.
Wed Apr 27, 2016, 11:59 AM
Apr 2016

And Sanders comes out ahead more often and by larger margins than Hillary.

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