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Poll: Trump trails Biden, Sanders, Warren, and Harris
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wahoo138
07/15/2019 08:13AM
Poll: NBC's Final Battleground Map Shows Clinton With a Significant Lead
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Hoos Operator
07/15/2019 12:19PM
What a difference a day makes. :-) **
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 12:27PM
Lot of time for them to f%#@ it up. **
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Maupin233
07/15/2019 11:24AM
The Open Borders Party isn't dumb enough to do that, are they? **
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 11:50AM
Which of the candidates are advocating open borders ? **
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111Balz
07/15/2019 1:09PM
LOL. **
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hoothat
07/15/2019 3:17PM
Which aren't? Oh that would be a few sitting in the low single digits. **
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 1:12PM
Name one in the top five or six who is advocating open borders
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111Balz
07/15/2019 1:14PM
All of them. Well, maybe the Vice-Deporter-In-Chief isn't fully on board,
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 1:18PM
You can’t even name one and back it up. **
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111Balz
07/15/2019 1:18PM
It's your Open Borders Party. Be proud. Embrace it. **
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 1:30PM
Just showing you for the parrot you are. And how little
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111Balz
07/15/2019 1:52PM
We all recognize your partisan hack pattern of denial. You'll get there. **
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 2:16PM
The real question is, will the eventual nominee dig a hole deeper than
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Maupin233
07/15/2019 12:02PM
Ultimately the Dems still have to convince voters they're offering a better
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 12:17PM
Of course since Trump won by a handful of votes in a handful of states
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111Balz
07/15/2019 1:12PM
Agree, they also must reduce their platform
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VaTechie
07/15/2019 12:25PM
We all know Trump is unpopular and vulnerable. The challenge now is one of
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WahooRQ
07/15/2019 08:47AM
I have been wondering if there is a reverse Bradley Effect going on, where
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81_Hokie
07/15/2019 09:05AM
I think there are some on this board who know they fucked up and ...
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HowieT3
07/15/2019 12:14PM
I don’t regret my vote for Trump and would vote for a dem
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Cold Hoober Hoo
07/15/2019 2:04PM
I'll admit publicly I was wrong about Trump in 2016.
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 2:51PM
The 42% doesn't have to "approve of this shit" to support him
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Faz d. Hoo
07/15/2019 10:47AM
And elections are binary choices ... you don't have to like someone to
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CharlestonSC
07/15/2019 1:15PM
Yeah, I hear you, but this guy just goes so far beyond the pale, his
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hoolstoptheheels
07/15/2019 1:35PM
That's what it said? Non-white people can't be real Americans?
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 1:46PM
Nope. Not buying it. When he generalizes about 4 non-white woman,
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hoolstoptheheels
07/15/2019 1:58PM
If you're looking for me to defend the tweet, don't hold your breath.
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 2:24PM
You didn't answer my question. Can't say I blame you.
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hoolstoptheheels
07/15/2019 2:34PM
If he said that about "4 frosh WHITE congressional reps", I would say
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 2:45PM
I'm not reacting to any exchange between you and RQ - didn't see it.
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hoolstoptheheels
07/15/2019 3:02PM
Really? I don't recall him ever using that counter punch before. Yet you
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 3:29PM
You don't remember the birther stuff? That was the 5th example.
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hoolstoptheheels
07/15/2019 4:15PM
Did he tell Obama to go back to Kenya? How about Ted, back to Canada?
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 4:22PM
Not everything. But when it comes to Trump questioning a person's
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hoolstoptheheels
07/15/2019 5:09PM
So no other examples. And RQ is a racist too. Got it. **
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 5:28PM
On that note, you know why the Veal Parm in Southern Italy has half the
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WahooRQ
07/15/2019 7:10PM
Ummm. Of course I don't.
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 7:20PM
Easy answer: down South the Veal Parm is ....
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WahooRQ
07/15/2019 7:25PM
Ok, I don’t think RQ was serious. Trump doubled down.
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hoolstoptheheels
07/15/2019 6:07PM
I’m really not. It’s Bernie Sanders.
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CharlestonSC
07/15/2019 1:38PM
I'll vote for the Bern if that's who I get.
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hoolstoptheheels
07/15/2019 1:49PM
Actually I think cynicism is a greater factor than rose-colored outlooks
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Maupin233
07/15/2019 11:28AM
I think there is. Numbness. A lot of people tune out the noise - both
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hoolstoptheheels
07/15/2019 09:58AM
It's very hard to admit you made a mistake. Saying 'I was wrong' isn't easy
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WahooMatt05
07/15/2019 09:16AM
We know emptywheel... **
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hoothat
07/15/2019 09:31AM
I think a lot of Republicans like the results they've gotten and are OK
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WahooRQ
07/15/2019 09:30AM
Elections have consequences... **
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hoothat
07/15/2019 09:49AM
Yes, the destruction of American norms and principles. **
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81_Hokie
07/15/2019 10:26AM
To be fair, I could see a lot of Dem voters gladly returning the favor when
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WahooRQ
07/15/2019 10:40AM
LOL! Wouldn't block a SCOTUS nominee? The party that Kavanaughed one? Oh to
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 11:49AM
Yeah he actually had a hearing as was approved. Imagine that. **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/15/2019 1:25PM
They raised some legitimate character questions about Kavanaugh during a
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WahooRQ
07/15/2019 11:54AM
LOL! Whatever you have to tell yourself to rationalize their "integrity". **
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 11:59AM
I hope the Senate always questions SCOTUS nominees who have been accused of
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WahooRQ
07/15/2019 12:32PM
Woosh. **
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hoothat
07/15/2019 10:27AM
I like it but I'll believe it when the King is actually out of the Oval. **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/15/2019 08:42AM
I just don't see it with Sanders or Warren ... I know that's partially
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CharlestonSC
07/15/2019 08:35AM
Really. So real damage being done daily, which also may be irreversible, is
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Seattle .Hoo
07/15/2019 08:46AM
"Damage being done daily" lol. The economy is booming and unemployment
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SokurHoo83
07/15/2019 09:16AM
Nobody on the left thinks it’s going to be a cakewalk, we all lived through
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southdenverhoo
07/15/2019 12:54PM
If the economy is booming, why are economists warning about a looming ...
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HowieT3
07/15/2019 10:27AM
It's called "The Dismal Science" for a reason...Economists are always
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Tuckahokie
07/15/2019 11:05AM
You're ignoring the signs, Tuck. And, like I said, they were predicting ..
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HowieT3
07/15/2019 11:22AM
President Individual-1 will not be blamed
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VaTechie
07/15/2019 11:37AM
If the economy were booming, the FED would not be cutting rates.
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Shenhoo
07/15/2019 10:35AM
China’s economy is great too. You want to live in that political system?
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WaxHoo
07/15/2019 10:18AM
I wish Econ was a required course in HS. I heard from a very good
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HoosWillWin
07/15/2019 09:52AM
So criticizing one side for telling themselves
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wahoo138
07/15/2019 09:31AM
I can say that because of the state of the economy AND with the crap
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SokurHoo83
07/15/2019 09:48AM
I'm having a hard time remembering anyone predicting a Dem cakewalk.
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Shenhoo
07/15/2019 09:36AM
You guys have been saying it for years. You even said it before the
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SokurHoo83
07/15/2019 09:45AM
I for one have been saying the dems SHOULD win
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111Balz
07/15/2019 10:27AM
It would be a cakewalk for the right Dem. Obama would beat Trump by 100+
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WahooRQ
07/15/2019 09:54AM
I dont have an issue with that statement and I think we're in agreement
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SokurHoo83
07/15/2019 10:05AM
Because they don't have any that would stand a chance in the New Dem Party. **
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 11:43AM
Do you have a link to such a recent statement here?
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Shenhoo
07/15/2019 09:53AM
We might have been predicting it a year or so ago
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wahoo138
07/15/2019 09:40AM
Part of a 9 year economic expansion. We can have one without the bullshit. **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/15/2019 09:18AM
When you're losing Charleston and others that badly want to vote against
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 09:15AM
Did lightning strike you when you typed the word honest? **
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111Balz
07/15/2019 10:28AM
LOL. Do you read his posts? I’ve never thought a Democrat could get his
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hooshouse
07/15/2019 10:20AM
Voted for Clinton, bruh **
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CharlestonSC
07/15/2019 12:18PM
Judging by your pre-election posts, I would have pegged you as a Gary
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hooshouse
07/15/2019 12:41PM
I mean if I thought he had a chance of winning ... I walked in there truly
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CharlestonSC
07/15/2019 12:58PM
I don't think any of the Dems running are counting on the handful of
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WahooRQ
07/15/2019 09:49AM
You mean I'm losing him and he won't vote for me? Bummer. But anyway that's
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Seattle .Hoo
07/15/2019 09:23AM
Lol! No hyperbole there! Like I said, pay closer attention. Or keep proving
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 09:37AM
Go back to Italy and quit trying to tell us real Americans how to run our
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WahooRQ
07/15/2019 10:51AM
Haha! Well played. You racist. **
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 11:38AM
I don't like what the United States is becoming. So I should just accept
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Seattle .Hoo
07/15/2019 09:38AM
My comment was about our not looking like the US anymore. And boogeyman
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Hoodafan
07/15/2019 11:37AM
Maybe I'm just optimistic, but I think the damage being done daily is
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CharlestonSC
07/15/2019 09:04AM
Agree on Sanders and Warren, but let me help you with Trump.
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HoosWillWin
07/15/2019 09:30AM
Yeah - the tariffs really bother me - and I'm encouraged by the suddenly
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CharlestonSC
07/15/2019 09:36AM
I think we are pretty close except on Iran. I just think that
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HoosWillWin
07/15/2019 09:47AM
I agree with you and very much relate to your post.
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BFKDHokies
07/15/2019 09:16AM
So you think a $15 minimum wage will break America? I know you're just
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Seattle .Hoo
07/15/2019 09:15AM
It would not break America...but it would cause lay-offs in the sectors
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Tuckahokie
07/15/2019 09:43AM
That's the conventional wisdom. Of course, if you're one of those who can't
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Seattle .Hoo
07/15/2019 09:47AM
Will UBI require the recipients to have an actual job? Not being snarky
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Tuckahokie
07/15/2019 09:54AM
No. By definition it is UBI. Everybody gets it. It will just make more
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Seattle .Hoo
07/15/2019 09:58AM
Work is a big part of what creates a person's self-esteem. That is what
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Tuckahokie
07/15/2019 10:33AM
You get the UBI too, would you stop working? **
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hoodeyo
07/15/2019 6:23PM
Who says they won't work?
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Seattle .Hoo
07/15/2019 10:35AM
Break? I dunno ... probably doubt that, but we'd have transformational
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CharlestonSC
07/15/2019 09:37AM
We’re at the threshold of transformational unemployment as processes are
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Hooooooooooooooo
07/15/2019 10:47AM
Well....we should have a UBI. I think it is probably inevitiable. **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/15/2019 09:39AM
Well maybe we should ... but I don't really like the argument that it takes
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CharlestonSC
07/15/2019 09:52AM
Well I don't think the minimum wage is the catastrophe that you do. I've
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Seattle .Hoo
07/15/2019 10:02AM
What other minimum wage increase was a doubling?
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CharlestonSC
07/15/2019 10:06AM
Where I struggle with this, is how does this compare with Trump?
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WahooMatt05
07/15/2019 10:57AM
Well said and while we're on the minimum wage topic, I happened to look up
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Seattle .Hoo
07/15/2019 11:04AM
It might. But your argument is that a raise is ok, just not that much. Is
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Seattle .Hoo
07/15/2019 10:33AM
Well - maybe. What I’m saying is that an increase in minimum wage will
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CharlestonSC
07/15/2019 12:14PM
Reasonable. Again come Jan 1 WA minimum is $13.50. Seattle is already $15.
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Seattle .Hoo
07/15/2019 1:23PM
Who paid for the poll? **
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Style Lady
07/15/2019 08:31AM
I already said it was Fake News pal
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wahoo138
07/15/2019 08:36AM
I don't think these polls matter all that much yet. We need a real
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hoolstoptheheels
07/15/2019 08:19AM
I don't know. Grabbing them by the pussy didn't lose it. It's more that the
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Seattle .Hoo
07/15/2019 08:50AM
There was a lot going on in 2016. Some of the complacency came from
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hoolstoptheheels
07/15/2019 09:27AM
I'm not that concerned with political infighting at the moment. I think a
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Seattle .Hoo
07/15/2019 09:31AM
No, they don't matter very much.
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Chuck Taylor
07/15/2019 08:32AM
What do you mean by "matter"
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wahoo138
07/15/2019 08:26AM
Limited predictive value. 2016 showed us that we should always be
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hoolstoptheheels
07/15/2019 09:00AM
Anybody who thought polls were Crystal balls
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wahoo138
07/15/2019 09:09AM
President Trump is a true gift to the Democratic Party. **
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BonsackHoo
07/15/2019 08:18AM
He trails Hillary too. **
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Hokieesith
07/15/2019 08:17AM
Agree. This is a point that shouldn't be lost on anyone. **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/15/2019 08:48AM
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