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bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 07:51 PM Feb 2016

I'm so sick of pundits like Rachel Maddow talking about 2008

About in this election the numbers
are down compared to 2008.First of all there were 3 people in the race in 08 you can't compare 08 to 2016 because there's only 2 candidates running.Why don't they ever compare 2012 to 2016

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I'm so sick of pundits like Rachel Maddow talking about 2008 (Original Post) bigdarryl Feb 2016 OP
It's a valid issue. TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #1
Change over to CNN. Never thought I'd say that, but they are so much better. jillan Feb 2016 #2
Same here. It makes them look like idiots. 2008 was 8 friggin' years ago! MoonRiver Feb 2016 #3
2008 was 8 years ago. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #4
There were way more candidates in '08. JRLeft Feb 2016 #7
More candidates doesn't translate to more voters. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #9
Changed, thanks, and you are correct. MoonRiver Feb 2016 #8
I don't listen to any of them any more. Jarqui Feb 2016 #5
Yep less candidates equal less gov machines. JRLeft Feb 2016 #6

jillan

(39,451 posts)
2. Change over to CNN. Never thought I'd say that, but they are so much better.
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 07:54 PM
Feb 2016

Msnbc has become a bunch of people just spouting off whatever pops into their minds.

CNN still maintains professionalism - less spin, more facts.....
at least until SE Cupp starts talking

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)
3. Same here. It makes them look like idiots. 2008 was 8 friggin' years ago!
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 07:57 PM
Feb 2016

Absolutely nothing, except Hillary being a candidate, is the same. But, to be fair to Rachel and the other idiots, those two races have been compared here ad infinitum. Hmmm

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)
9. More candidates doesn't translate to more voters.
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 09:45 PM
Feb 2016

So far the Republican electorate is more energized and excited than Democrats in the Primaries.

As I wrote earlier, this is why I think Sanders revolution is over rated.

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