2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTrump Is Ahead In Zero National Polls While The Media Continues ‘Close Race’ Narrative
Cable news continues to hype the "close race" narrative, but Trump wasn't leading in a single national poll released Thursday.Source: PoliticusUSA, by Sean Colarossi
Thats right not a single one shows Trump ahead in this race.
Heres a quick rundown of the polls released today:
CNBC: Clinton +9
ABC News: Clinton +6
Pew: Clinton +6
Economist/YouGov: Clinton +5
IBD/TIPP: Clinton +2
Rasmussen: Clinton +1
Gravis: Clinton +1
LA Times: Tied
Read the rest at: http://www.politicususa.com/2016/10/27/donald-trump-national-polls-media-continues-close-race-narrative.html
democrattotheend
(11,605 posts)I think the "Hillary has it locked up" narrative is as dangerous for her as it is for Trump. Yes, his supporters may get discouraged if they say it's over, but most will still come out and vote for him. Democratic voters are less reliable voters and less likely to come out and/or more likely to vote third party if it doesn't seem close. I spent 30-45 minutes arguing with my friend in PA who says he can't vote for her, and finally got him to concede that he would at least consider changing his mind if the polls there were closer.
unblock
(52,220 posts)yes, it's disgustingly self-serving of the media.
but it helps our gotv efforts.
it also encourages republicans to keep wasting money on trump instead of diverting it to congressional races.
the more they waste on trump, the better our chances to win the senate, possibly with an extra seat or two for comfort!
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)about "tightening" and there has been no change in anything and no reason for people to suddenly find Deplorable worthy of the office.
dubyadiprecession
(5,711 posts)The middle finger vote!
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)ran with Romney mopping the floor with Obama. After today's NY Times Editorial,watch for a major effort via the Media to go all in with Trump hoping folks will not hold them responsible for what they created.
The so called independent press is such a joke,and now they will do everything possible to blame the voter for their creation of Trump.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)They have told us how Trump is a viable, astonishing candidate.
They have told us how corrupt and untrustworthy the Clintons are.
The journalism standard now: "Perception is reality."
stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)jamese777
(546 posts)Daybreak Poll has Trump ahead by .5 points today, 45.2 to 44.7.
http://www.latimes.com/politics/
Any poll that is within its Margin of Error is essentially tied. Thank goodness that Hillary Clinton's get out the vote organization will make mincemeat out of Donald Trump's pathetc efforts. Also, the number of folks who still say that they are undecided is of concern.
From Nate Silver: "The Polls Disagree, And Thats OK"
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/election-update-the-polls-disagree-and-thats-ok/