Posted on 09/25/2016 1:51:30 PM PDT by Kaslin
One would expect voters from the heavily Democratic Brooklyn neighborhood of Cobble Hill to pick presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 general election. Just don't expect them to advertise it.
Like lawns and windowsills in liberal pockets across the country, much of the neighborhood is bereft of pro-Clinton signage in the final weeks before the election. It's a stark contrast to the 2012 and 2008 campaigns, when President Barack Obama whipped up a frenzy of support from Democrats and his signature "Hope" and "Forward" signs were ubiquitous.
The scarcity of lawn and window signs is an indication of the Democratic nominee's struggle to generate enthusiasm among left-leaning voters, a challenge that's borne out in polling data, and could potentially haunt her if voters fail to turn out on election day.
Clinton leads Republican challenger Donald Trump by four percentage points among likely voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Friday.
But Americans of all political stripes have been more critical of Clinton than they were of Obama when he was running for his second term four years ago, according to the daily tracking poll
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Yeah, the die-hard Democrats are already angry and morose, and the election is still more than a month away.
There is no rabid reaction to anyone who says they’re going to vote for Hillary-the media has seen to that by announcing all these endorsements.
No, if someone doesn’t say they’re voting for Hillary, they are NOT voting for Hillary.
I’ve noticed a definite scarcity of Hillary signs/bumper stickers. Matter of fact, not really paying a ton of attention and not out much (surgery recovery) but it seems I see more Obama bumper stickers left over from the last go ‘round.
Nam Vet
Excellent point.
“So far there precisely ONE Clinton yard sign up here, and no bumper stickers.”
That’s a very strong indicator of the ‘enthusiasm gap’. The biggest untold story of this election may be the Democrat ‘Monster Stay At Home’.
I honestly have not seen one Clinton sign. A good number of 4’x8’ Trump Pence signs and that’s about it.
OH!! BTW I’m in ultra-libland Portland Oregon. Where your lawn signs AND American flag gets swiped. (for having the audacity to not vote for THE PARTY.
Nam Vet
Oh, is this one of those myths like there is a “monster vote” out there for Hitlery?
I can see why...she’s very inspiring /s.
I haven’t seen but maybe one or two around Columbia, SC and what surrounding area I am usually in.
Lenin and Krupkia next door who are blindly and adamantly for anything with a (d) running have no signs or stickers.
After the wun won the first time, they left their worship sign up for months afterward.
Yeah, I hear dead men tell no tales.
I just drove from one side of the state of Arkansas to the other and back a different way over the weekend. I saw about a dozen Trump signs and zero Clinton signs along the way. They don’t even like her there. I have seen zero in Texas.
You can carry that statement to the bank. There is very little enthusiasm within the party. Those who are still enthusiastic for her, are very nervous because for them it is still much closer than they expected. I think they are delusional enough though, that they still think she is going to win.
They are the flip side of the coin to us. Neither can understand how anyone can support the opposing candidate over their candidate and hold belief that their candidate will win. We certainly have more enthusiasm on our side, and our side seems to increase daily, while their side diminishes,.
Nully might know the type of SUV, lol (from a thread way back).
Would Laz hit it? (er, them) ?
Depends on whether the passenger or the driver is my ex...
Nully thinks it was a Subaru - it might have been, LOL.
So the dom was drivin’ a Sub, eh?
(Still needed a stick shift fur the tranny, no doubt.)
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