US Election: 2016

[cupper]

Not so much concerned with what happens after the election as what goes on on election day, with supporters on both sides disrupting the voting process by challenging eligibility, imtimidation, and generally slowing the process to the point that regular voters get pissed off and go home without casting their vote.

If Clinton gets in, I believe that the Senate will move to approve the appointment of Merrick Garland rather than risk giving her the ability of stacking the court with liberal justices. With Ginsberg appoaching the point where she either retires or succomes to illness, having two possible Clinton nominees will ensure that the court shift left for a significant span of time.

 

[vonGarvin]

See here some very interesting videos that have already resulted in some at the DNC to resign/be fired.  Also, combined with the podesta release of emails, it shows nothing but a shit-storm of corruption from the DNC, from Hillary on down.  I found the timing impeccable today; POTUS calling Trump a whiner for claiming that there is election fraud, followed by a video of DNC hacks saying exactly how they commit mass voter fraud, how they create havoc and violence at Trump rallies, etc.

Also are some indications that the MSM are skewing polls in favour of the DNC in order to make those supportive of Trump despondent and then stay home, giving the election away.  I don't think that will happen this time.

Rasmussen, for what it's worth, has it 42 Clinton 41 Trump as of today.


op:

 

[mariomike]

POTUS calling Trump a whiner < snip >

Even Bill O’Reilly from Fox News! What's the world coming to?!
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/10/barack-obama-and-bill-oreilly-tell-trump-to-stop-whining.html

 

[FJAG]

Even Bill O’Reilly from Fox News! What's the world coming to?!
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/10/barack-obama-and-bill-oreilly-tell-trump-to-stop-whining.html

op: Indeed.

:cheers:

 

[QV]

Hmm, this poll has Trump ahead. 

https://pressroom.usc.edu/usc-dornsifela-times-presidential-election-daybreak-poll/

 

[dapaterson]

Hmm, this poll has Trump ahead. 

https://pressroom.usc.edu/usc-dornsifela-times-presidential-election-daybreak-poll/

Last updated 25 July.  There's been a slight bit of activity since then.

 

[QV]

Trump is leading as of two days ago in the USC Daybreak poll.  Look it up.

 

[McG]

Last updated 25 July.  There's been a slight bit of activity since then.

The social media generation won't look at dates on news articles if the information enables a confirmation bias at the time the information is viewed.  Maybe the same is true for polls.

 

[The Bread Guy]

The social media generation won't look at dates on news articles if the information enables a confirmation bias at the time the information is viewed.

That's not a fault restricted JUST to the social media generation ...

 

[McG]

True.

 

[Lumber]

Did we just witness confirmation bias in the discussion of confirmation bias?

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Yes. 

 

[dapaterson]

Trump is leading as of two days ago in the USC Daybreak poll.  Look it up.

It's here: http://cesrusc.org/election/

If you click on the "Respondents' Predicted Winner" tab, you'll see that the forecast is heavily predicting a Clinton victory (56.8% vs 37.8%).

 

[Lightguns]

It's here: http://cesrusc.org/election/

If you click on the "Respondents' Predicted Winner" tab, you'll see that the forecast is heavily predicting a Clinton victory (56.8% vs 37.8%).

That is the respondents view of the outcome not their voting intention.  The non-party registered non-partisan Americans are deciding this election.

 

[Jarnhamar]

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/media/301009-is-there-actual-fire-in-the-smoke-of-trumps-media-criticism


Thought these were interesting numbers about the fake media bias.

In viewing recordings by The Hill of each major network's evening newscasts, which are watched by an average total of 22 million to 24 million people nightly, the newest batch of WikiLeaks revelations was covered for a combined 57 seconds out of 66 minutes of total air time on ABC, NBC and CBS.

Those leaked emails include derogatory comments about Catholics by senior Clinton campaign officials and more disturbing examples of collusion between the media and her campaign It's newsworthy stuff

On the other hand, allegations from four women of unwanted sexual advances byTrump were covered a combined 23 minutes.

Add it all up, and one presidential candidate's negative news of the day was somehow covered more than 23 times more than another candidate's negative news of the day.

It's understood what has always sold in this business: sizzle always trumps steak, sex always triumphs over substance. If you told me the coverage was 2-1 or even a 3-1 ratio of Trump to Clinton, you wouldn't be reading this column right now.

But a story winning the lead over another is one thing. Devouring it to the point of almost total omission via a more than 23:1 ratio is quite another:
ABC World News Tonight" with David Muir gave it the same time as a shot clock in college basketball: 30 seconds.

"CBS Evening News" with Scott Pelley when 27 seconds with the story.

Somewhere around 23 million people absorbed Trump getting pulverized for 23 minutes across the Big Three broadcast network evening newscasts.

Less than a minute combined was devoted to damaging documents pertaining to Clinton.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/media/301009-is-there-actual-fire-in-the-smoke-of-trumps-media-criticism


Thought these were interesting numbers about the fake media bias.

I know you're being sarcastic, but this is a real problem. The media is just not providing the coverage required for people to make informed decisions. There has been more written and exposed, this election, about the dirty tricks, lies, deceit, cheating and unmitigated criminal acts of the democrats and their party, yet the MSM is silent. Co-conspirators in order to shut Trump out.

For that reason alone, Trump should win. If only to prove that the democrats and their upper echelon need to be challenged in court for their lawbreaking.

 

[tomahawk6]

If you read the internals of recent polls,you will find a larger democrat sample which skews the result,which is why I dont pay attention to the media right now.Of course the media hasnt reported the conspiracy between Obama,the DNC and Clinton campaign with paid thugs to cause trouble at Trump rallies.Its right out of the communist playbook.

 

[FJAG]

1:10 minutes to showtime!

op:

:cheers:

 

[Lumber]

I know you're being sarcastic, but this is a real problem. The media is just not providing the coverage required for people to make informed decisions. There has been more written and exposed, this election, about the dirty tricks, lies, deceit, cheating and unmitigated criminal acts of the democrats and their party, yet the MSM is silent. Co-conspirators in order to shut Trump out.

For that reason alone, Trump should win. If only to prove that the democrats and their upper echelon need to be challenged in court for their lawbreaking.

You're right; the democrats do need to be challenged in court for their law-breaking.

But I still like them and their policies more than el Drumpf and the GOP.

 

[George Wallace]

You're right; the democrats do need to be challenged in court for their law-breaking.

But I still like them and their policies more than el Drumpf and the GOP.

So Killery is the better choice?  Hmmmm?    :-\