Posted on 05/19/2016 10:18:07 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
On Wednesday afternoon, Fox News released a new national poll showing Donald Trump leading Hillary Clinton, 45 to 42 percent, a 10-point swing since the previous Fox survey a month ago. The poll sparked a discussion on social media, which included the usual caveats: It’s just one poll (true); Trump is almost certainly not leading Clinton by three points (also true: the pollster.com average has her up three points); professional Democrats enjoy freaking out (undeniably true); and we still have months of campaigning (sadly true). Trump got a bump for essentially wrapping up the Republican nomination; Clinton, meanwhile, is still battling Bernie Sanders, even if her eventual triumph—and a subsequent boost in the polls—is inevitable. And check out those crosstabs.
So, then, what can a single poll tell us in a long election cycle that itself has become an unpredictable freak show? Nothing—but it can serve as a much-needed reminder that this election is closer than it has any right to be. And the proper response to that fact—to Trump’s almost incomprehensible rise from birther-conspiracist celebrity half-wit to presumptive nominee sitting within striking distance of a former secretary of state—is fear. A bigoted know-nothing could truly be our next president. To argue that Americans should be anything less than terrified is itself irresponsible....
(Excerpt) Read more at slate.com ...
Who can’t smirk a little?
I support the bigoted know-nothing.
You either forgot the sarcasm tag or support Hillary.
Is Slate where you’re hanging out these days, Vet? Wow,how the might have fallen.
You got here two months ago. How do you know how “mighty” I am? Or are you a retread?
An interesting article. Thanks for posting it
Glad to see you back and posting.
I always enjoy reading your takes.
2nd Division Vet finds some of the most interesting articles of the day, every day, from all over the web, from all kinds of viewpoints, and posts them so we can comment on them.
Do you get how a forum works, now?
Nah; 2nd Div supports anybody but TRUMP.
March to the beat, sound the TRUMPets, were gonna kick some Lib/Prog/Socialist/Transi/Commie/Democrat ass.
I “got here” during the first Slick Willy administration. I joined to begin posting when I got tired of reading all the anti-Trump stuff.
How is the Left freaking out about their polls “anti-Trump”?
Thanks for the lesson. Let me write that down.
Yes, it is interesting to read what the left-wing scum is thinking. They are in a panic.
Don’t worry. You don’t have to do it in cursive.
Mark Twain
He reads Slate so we don't have to. I appreciate his posts.
“Don’t worry. You don’t have to do it in cursive.”
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That’s good. I wasn’t sticking to the screen too well.
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