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Tom Rinaldo

(22,913 posts)
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 10:46 AM Nov 2016

For the paranoid amongst us

We are in a far safer place today vis a vis the potential for election fraud than we were three days ago. The public narrative has finally shifted. It is no longer dominated by talk of Trump having the momentum heading into election day. Encouraging polling for Clinton is finally breaking through the "Trump is on a roll" mantra that had dominated media coverage ever since the FBI inserted itself into the race. Now with the "all clear" signal from the FBI dominating the final news cycle before we shift to traditional "America heads to the polls" coverage tomorrow, it is impossible to convincingly still sell a "Trump is closing strongly" message.

Any attempt to steal any election in the face of polls that show that candidate losing depends on a favorite staple of political commentary; a "late surge of voters" changing the election dynamics at the eleventh hour. But any attempt to sell a theory of a "late surge of voters to Trump" this year has been derailed by increasingly blatant reality - it's not happening. And late breaking news is breaking against Trump. Even Russia can't change that.

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For the paranoid amongst us (Original Post) Tom Rinaldo Nov 2016 OP
yeah, now they're going to try and cover their lying asses. They tried to keep the pretense KittyWampus Nov 2016 #1
I have been completely confident for months vlyons Nov 2016 #3
 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
1. yeah, now they're going to try and cover their lying asses. They tried to keep the pretense
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 10:48 AM
Nov 2016

of a horse race but finally have to acknowledge the Truth.

And then, Wednesday morning we'll learn how deeply unpopular President Clinton already is (before being sworn in, mind you) and how likely it is Republicans will make a sweep in 2018.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
3. I have been completely confident for months
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 10:58 AM
Nov 2016

Altho' there are a lot of stupid Trump supporters, and many venal & corrupt GOP politician supporters, I have been confident that the decent and rational American citizens outnumber the Trumpsters. We gonna party tomorrow night, my friends. Go buy a couple of bottles of bubbley to put on ice for tomorrow night!

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