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-Astoria wrote:

Valrifell wrote:I don't think it's possible to win the popular vote by 14 points and still lose the EC.

See 2016.

2016 was decided by a popular vote of 2% and Trump winning the likes of PA, MI, and WI by a combined total of 75,000 votes, a far cry from the hypothetical of a 14% margin. Of course, Democrats should be wary with the likes of NH, MN, ME, and NV but given turnout in those States wasn't as high as it should have been (and the present of stronger than usual 3rd parties and a lousy candidate by the name of Clinton), Democrats should perform better in those States this time around.

Zurkerx wrote:

-Astoria wrote:See 2016.

2016 was decided by a popular vote of 2% and Trump winning the likes of PA, MI, and WI by a combined total of 75,000 votes, a far cry from the hypothetical of a 14% margin. Of course, Democrats should be wary with the likes of NH, MN, ME, and NV but given turnout in those States wasn't as high as it should have been (and the present of stronger than usual 3rd parties and a lousy candidate by the name of Clinton), Democrats should perform better in those States this time around.

Democratic primary turnout is at record highs too. Even with only one true candidate now.

United States of Devonta wrote:

Zurkerx wrote:
2016 was decided by a popular vote of 2% and Trump winning the likes of PA, MI, and WI by a combined total of 75,000 votes, a far cry from the hypothetical of a 14% margin. Of course, Democrats should be wary with the likes of NH, MN, ME, and NV but given turnout in those States wasn't as high as it should have been (and the present of stronger than usual 3rd parties and a lousy candidate by the name of Clinton), Democrats should perform better in those States this time around.

Democratic primary turnout is at record highs too. Even with only one true candidate now.

You would be right if we didn't have the pandemic going on: turnout is lower because of that; it's lower than 2016. Of course, there's more enthusiasm for Democrats this time around though that enthusiasm mostly translates to "get Trump out of office".

Zurkerx wrote:

United States of Devonta wrote:
Democratic primary turnout is at record highs too. Even with only one true candidate now.

You would be right if we didn't have the pandemic going on: turnout is lower because of that; it's lower than 2016. Of course, there's more enthusiasm for Democrats this time around though that enthusiasm mostly translates to "get Trump out of office".

According to exit polls that's what drove Biden over Bernie, even though dem voters overwhelmingly supported Bernie on policy. Bernie won the policy battle and Biden won the electability battle.

Valrifell wrote:

-Astoria wrote:Sadly, the real election appears to rest with the electoral college.

I don't think it's possible to win the popular vote by 14 points and still lose the EC.

Its not

United States of Devonta wrote:

-Astoria wrote:Sadly, the real election appears to rest with the electoral college.

It its that margin in the popular vote, Joe Biden most likely wins the EC too. Including Florida, NC, Iowa, and Ohio. Maybe even Georgia. Doubt it though.

If he picks KLB as his VP Georgia is going blue. She is insanely popular here

CNN/SSRS Poll - General Election MOE = +/-3.4%

Biden 55% Trump 41%

Poll shows Biden now leading way outside margin of error.

Jerzylvania wrote:CNN/SSRS Poll - General Election MOE = +/-3.4%

Biden 55% Trump 41%

Poll shows Biden now leading way outside margin of error.

If the margin is anywhere close to that we are looking at a blue mega tsunami. 2018 will look like nothing

Zurkerx wrote:

United States of Devonta wrote:
Democratic primary turnout is at record highs too. Even with only one true candidate now.

You would be right if we didn't have the pandemic going on: turnout is lower because of that; it's lower than 2016. Of course, there's more enthusiasm for Democrats this time around though that enthusiasm mostly translates to "get Trump out of office".

Which is why Trump is desperate to suppress mail-in voting.

San Lumen wrote:

Jerzylvania wrote:CNN/SSRS Poll - General Election MOE = +/-3.4%

Biden 55% Trump 41%

Poll shows Biden now leading way outside margin of error.

If the margin is anywhere close to that we are looking at a blue mega tsunami. 2018 will look like nothing

Yeah! And a number like that might even sweep the self proclaimed grim reaper of the US Senate Mitch McConnell out of office. Icing on the cake.

Jerzylvania wrote:

San Lumen wrote:If the margin is anywhere close to that we are looking at a blue mega tsunami. 2018 will look like nothing

Yeah! And a number like that might even sweep the self proclaimed grim reaper of the US Senate Mitch McConnell out of office. Icing on the cake.

That would be amazing and the damage in state legislatures would be epic. 2022 would likely not be a repeat of 2010 and 2014.

Vassenor wrote:

Zurkerx wrote:
You would be right if we didn't have the pandemic going on: turnout is lower because of that; it's lower than 2016. Of course, there's more enthusiasm for Democrats this time around though that enthusiasm mostly translates to "get Trump out of office".

Which is why Trump is desperate to suppress mail-in voting.

Republicans benefit from less voter turnout. More non-voters is a plus to them. I hope they never try to fancy themselves as the party of the people. They are not.

United States of Devonta wrote:

Vassenor wrote:
Which is why Trump is desperate to suppress mail-in voting.

Republicans benefit from less voter turnout. More non-voters is a plus to them. I hope they never try to fancy themselves as the party of the people. They are not.

That was the whole schtick Trump ran on in 2016.

Jack Thomas Lang wrote:Birds of a feather, flock together!

Colin Powell's lie in front of the UN directly led to the deaths of over one million Iraqis. Why does anyone care what he thinks?

Bear Stearns wrote:

Jack Thomas Lang wrote:Birds of a feather, flock together!

Colin Powell's lie in front of the UN directly led to the deaths of over one million Iraqis. Why does anyone care what he thinks?

#butiraq

Everybody drink.

Vassenor wrote:

Bear Stearns wrote:
Colin Powell's lie in front of the UN directly led to the deaths of over one million Iraqis. Why does anyone care what he thinks?

#butiraq

Everybody drink.

"I'm willing to forgive unjustified wars, regional destabilization, and countless civilian deaths because I don't like Trump"

Bear Stearns wrote:

Jack Thomas Lang wrote:Birds of a feather, flock together!

Colin Powell's lie in front of the UN directly led to the deaths of over one million Iraqis. Why does anyone care what he thinks?

Trump also supported the war. Then lied and said he didn't.

Bear Stearns wrote:

Vassenor wrote:
#butiraq

Everybody drink.

"I'm willing to forgive unjustified wars, regional destabilization, and countless civilian deaths because I don't like Trump"

You're getting straw on the carpet.

Vassenor wrote:

Bear Stearns wrote:
"I'm willing to forgive unjustified wars, regional destabilization, and countless civilian deaths because I don't like Trump"

You're getting straw on the carpet.

It's really hard to see what you were getting at with that post, though.

United States of Devonta wrote:

Bear Stearns wrote:
Colin Powell's lie in front of the UN directly led to the deaths of over one million Iraqis. Why does anyone care what he thinks?

Trump also supported the war. Then lied and said he didn't.

But that apparently doesn't matter because "Trump man good", or whatever.

Jack Thomas Lang wrote:Birds of a feather, flock together!

This really isn't surprising. Colin Powell has endorsed Barack Obama twice and endorsed Hillary Clinton. His metric for what makes a good president seems to be how many countries they'll invade.

Aclion wrote:

Jack Thomas Lang wrote:Birds of a feather, flock together!

This really isn't surprising. Colin Powell has endorsed Barack Obama twice and endorsed Hillary Clinton. His metric for what makes a good president seems to be how many countries they'll invade.

The military industrial complex, working as always.

Donald Trump's approval rating is now 41.4%, the lowest it has been since November 20.

Notably, an approval rating of 41.4% and a disapproval rating of 54.3% is very close to (within MOE) that CNN poll this morning that showed Biden as 14 points above Trump. This suggestions that, unlike Hillary Clinton, Biden is successfully capturing virtually all of the non-Trump votes.

Cisairse wrote:Donald Trump's approval rating is now 41.4%, the lowest it has been since November 20.

Notably, an approval rating of 41.4% and a disapproval rating of 54.3% is very close to (within MOE) that CNN poll this morning that showed Biden as 14 points above Trump. This suggestions that, unlike Hillary Clinton, Biden is successfully capturing virtually all of the non-Trump votes.

Trump, the polarizer-in-chief.

Shrillland wrote:

Free China wrote:Third.

Regarding to the location of the Convention for the Democratic Party, I'd say somewhere in the Northern States? What do you think guys?

Well, we know that it'll be in Milwaukee, but we don't know what form it will take.

Regarding the poll, I feel there's a response missing. That would be "whatever they decide" which is not exactly no opinion, but close.