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Remember horse race polls are a lagging indicator (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2016 OP
True...today's events won't show up til next week...nt Wounded Bear Sep 2016 #1
HRC was already moving up... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2016 #2
But, but HRC's unfav are higher than t-rump's, so the polls and Iliyah Sep 2016 #3
good data Loki Liesmith Sep 2016 #4
Doesn't include renewed birtherism. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2016 #5
Exactly democrattotheend Sep 2016 #6
... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2016 #7

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
2. HRC was already moving up...
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 03:27 PM
Sep 2016

BTW, Gallup's sample are huge. I believe they are around 3,000.

Also, a nice cell phone/land line stratified sample.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
3. But, but HRC's unfav are higher than t-rump's, so the polls and
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 03:38 PM
Sep 2016

corporate media tell it. Just like the polls that poll 80% and higher white voters that are 50 and over.

Thanks for this.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
5. Doesn't include renewed birtherism.
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 03:58 PM
Sep 2016

Do you think folks are giving her credit for soldiering on despite being really sick?

democrattotheend

(11,605 posts)
6. Exactly
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 04:01 PM
Sep 2016

Now that she is back out there and Trump is back to his old ways after a few days of "behaving", I think the tide will start to turn again. Remember the same thing happened in 2008 - the polls tightened due to McCain's convention bounce and the switch to the likely voter screen. Of course, the financial crisis and McCain's bizarre handling of it didn't hurt Obama, but McCain on his worst day is absolutely statesmanly compared to Trump.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
7. ...
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 04:47 PM
Sep 2016

Charles Franklin
?@PollsAndVotes
Net favs Friday update. A little shift in last week. Will vote follow next week?


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