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Loki Liesmith

(4,602 posts)
Sun Sep 11, 2016, 01:47 PM Sep 2016

Some here really need to get a grip.

People vacillate from JOY to TERROR here so quickly, far more quickly than the fundamentals underlying this election can possibly change.

Do yourself a favor, whatever emotion you are currently feeling about this election, examine it. Are you letting the potential consequences of HRC losing overwhelm the actual object probability she does lose? Then put that emotion away, it doesn't affect anything but you.

Throw away whatever your gut feeling is. Go to http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster and count up the states where HRC has a lead. Add up their electoral votes. Try it a few times. Randomly drop a few states from her corner Use electoral-vote.com if you need to see a graphical representation. How many times does she lose the election? Divide this by the number of runs you try.

That's the only number you need to worry about.

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Some here really need to get a grip. (Original Post) Loki Liesmith Sep 2016 OP
Thank you. fun n serious Sep 2016 #1
FACT: Hillary Clinton suffers from Hypohidrosis MohRokTah Sep 2016 #2
Yes! People need to calm down and get a grip on their fears. AgadorSparticus Sep 2016 #3
Not to be "that guy" Rocknrule Sep 2016 #4
There's a difference Loki Liesmith Sep 2016 #5

AgadorSparticus

(7,963 posts)
3. Yes! People need to calm down and get a grip on their fears.
Sun Sep 11, 2016, 05:09 PM
Sep 2016

They just run amuck at the slightest of provocation. It's unbelievable....

Rocknrule

(5,697 posts)
4. Not to be "that guy"
Sun Sep 11, 2016, 05:55 PM
Sep 2016

but I haven't forgotten 2000 and 2004. I refuse to do anything remotely resembling tempting fate. The stakes this time are too high. And I've learned to never underestimate the Dems' ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

It ain't over till the fat orange guy gives his concession tantrum...er, speech.

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