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2016 Postmortem

NoGoodNamesLeft

(2,056 posts) Fri Oct 21, 2016, 06:17 PM Oct 2016

Someone needs to counter Conway's "Why isn't she over 50%?" nonsense... [View all]

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... [View all] NoGoodNamesLeft Oct 2016 OP

They know the've lost... CincyDem Oct 2016 #1

Her candidate is struggling to get over 40%. Argument over nt geek tragedy Oct 2016 #2

Why is Trump struggling to get above 40%?? JoePhilly Oct 2016 #3

This!!! Blue Idaho Oct 2016 #10

And yet she is STILL beating your candidate . JI7 Oct 2016 #4

THAT'S the answer. spooky3 Oct 2016 #6

"Needs to" why? jberryhill Oct 2016 #7

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

Why isn't he over 40%? n/t pnwmom Oct 2016 #11

I absolutely hate her - and she will take all her meaningless, shallow, nonsensical Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2016 #12