2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Rasmussen Reports: Sanders Gains Big As Clinton Falls [View all]Garrett78
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Okay, let's say the OP posted a link to hypothetical polling numbers between Sanders and potential GOP candidates that showed Sanders beating each of them (like the link I provided previously). And the OP said something such as, "See, Sanders is more likely to win than Clinton."
You could then show hypothetical polling numbers between Clinton and potential GOP candidates that show Clinton beating each of them by a larger margin than Sanders does. Doing that would be relevant and would successfully refute the OP.
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Whereas what you did was attempt to refute the easily verifiable fact that the Clinton vs. Sanders numbers have shifted (which, again, is all the OP is really saying) by showing hypothetical match-ups between Clinton and GOP candidates.
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Surely you see the difference. And, no, I'm not calling you "Shirley."