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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSomeone needs to counter Conway's "Why isn't she over 50%?" nonsense...
There are FOUR candidates...it's a 4 way race...as a rule, no candidate gets over 50% when there are more than 2 candidates on the ballot. I wish someone on the media would point that out and shut her up about that point.
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Someone needs to counter Conway's "Why isn't she over 50%?" nonsense... (Original Post)
NoGoodNamesLeft
Oct 2016
OP
Exactly. The two minor candidates (plus writeins and others) will probably get 6% to 8% combined.
Statistical
Oct 2016
#8
The counter is: She doesn't need to be in order to kick his ass six ways to Sunday :D
LeftRant
Oct 2016
#9
I absolutely hate her - and she will take all her meaningless, shallow, nonsensical
Laura PourMeADrink
Oct 2016
#12
CincyDem
(6,909 posts)1. They know the've lost...
...at this point, they're just laying pipe for the next 8 years of delegitimization.
Of course we can't approve her SCOTUS appointments, more than 50% of the people didn't vote for her.
Of course we can't confirm her cabinet positions...less than 50% of the country supports her.
Of course we have to resist all of her initiatives - it's the will of the majority.
Just another reason for a Dem senate and a Dem house (as if we needed more).
They are such asshats !
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)2. Her candidate is struggling to get over 40%. Argument over nt
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)3. Why is Trump struggling to get above 40%??
Blue Idaho
(5,492 posts)10. This!!!
JI7
(90,241 posts)4. And yet she is STILL beating your candidate .
spooky3
(35,958 posts)6. THAT'S the answer.
Of course, someone could augment it with pointing out how much misogyny is playing a part, along with 30 years of well-funded Republican attacks, etc., etc. But she knows this already.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)7. "Needs to" why?
I doubt anyone's vote is hanging in the balance.
Statistical
(19,264 posts)8. Exactly. The two minor candidates (plus writeins and others) will probably get 6% to 8% combined.
So 100% - 6% = 94% /2 = 47%. So 47% is all that is needed. Now >50% would be nice but it is just gravy. If she gets 47% she will be the next President of these United States.
LeftRant
(524 posts)9. The counter is: She doesn't need to be in order to kick his ass six ways to Sunday :D
pnwmom
(109,464 posts)11. Why isn't he over 40%? n/t
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)12. I absolutely hate her - and she will take all her meaningless, shallow, nonsensical
SPINS with her when she leaves the campaign. Bah Bye KA, don't let the door kick you in the ass