Posted on 08/18/2016 9:30:56 PM PDT by MaxistheBest
As bad as the polls look, and have looked for three weeks, they’re bound to get better (although maybe not stay better). It’s impossible to believe that a candidate as weak as Hillary is on a glide path to the presidency with a 10-point swing-state lead that won’t be dented over 85 days. Despite Trump’s best efforts to alienate everyone outside of his base, something will happen to give him new hope — a surprisingly strong debate, a major terror attack somewhere, one or two or five new Clinton scandals, maybe even a Wikileaks deus ex machina. The significance of her lead right now isn’t that the actual vote will look exactly like this (although it might depending upon how Trumpy a Bannon-ized Trump gets on the trail). The significance of her lead is that she’s built herself enough of a cushion that she can probably sustain a heavy blow and still hang on.
Usually Labor Day is cited as the starting point for when polls start to tighten. Has the tightening already begun?
That’s three polls in a row where Trump has been within four points or less in the four-way race. More good news: Over the past week, in the last four polls taken, Hillary’s national polling against the other three candidates has topped out at 41 percent and was as low as 39 in one survey. She hit 45 several times after the Democratic convention but now she’s back to plodding along just north of 40.
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This column says nothing concrete. Allahpundit is hedging.
From what I read, it seems like a done deal for H. Beast.
Is it all that bad?
I don’t trust anyone who refers to themselves as “Allah”
I don’t trust or pay much attention to the polls, but I see a trend where they are reporting an upswing for Trump.
This guy is a shady character at best. He has run the gamut of websites and is now here and deserves respectability? I say no. And why does he have that moniker, one half being the false god of Islam? Show your face, Allahpundit, monikers are only used for privacy, there is no need for your continued hiding on a respectable website, and no need to continue using it. Does any other respectable “pundit” hide behind a moniker?
Allahpundit was for Hillary in 2008.
“Allahpundit was for Hillary in 2008.”
I did not know that. Now his hedging makes sense.
If he was for Hillary then why did he get a job at Hot Air?
Speaking of Hot Air, I have given up on that site. They seem to be anti-Trump. Even Ace at Ace of Spades thinks Hillary will win big. WTF???
His group tried to pull Cruz on Obama in 2008.
“Speaking of Hot Air, I have given up on that site.”
Yup..most of them are hoping Trump loses. But I like to read the comments at these sites and they have really swung around to Trump and they are all praising his last 3 speeches.
Ditto here. Used to enjoy it, now it has taken a left turn. Interesting as it is owned by Salem. Please correct me if I am wrong on that.
“Is it all that bad?”
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No.
Many of these polls oversample dems by 15 points.
Trump has not started to advertise.
The debates have not happened yet.
Julian Assage promises some devasting blows for Lady Voldermort (we shall see).
Good God, it’s not even Labor Day yet! Remember the good ‘ole days when a presidential campaign didn’t officially start until September?
Thanks for the 2008 article. He did prop up Hillary over Obama. All in all, Allahpundit seems to be full of hot air, and full of himself.
We can all do things to help, as minor as they seem at the time. A surprising number of people I have encountered lately are apolitical, or don’t know much about Donald Trump. I use these opportunities to talk about Trump’s successes and Hillary’s crimes. Then you just let it ferment in their minds.
This election was won in July 2015 when Trump promised to build the wall and rebuild our industrial power.
I was sure of it when my grandson and his friends were Trump fans.
If you are going to be down a couple of points better to do it 83 days out than 8 days out.
Correct my friend! Hot Air is vehemently anti Trump.
Erased it from my list.
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