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CNBC Trump supporter reduced to yelling ‘BREXIT BREXIT’ in unbelievably insane interview (Original Post) still_one Oct 2016 OP
Ugh Iliyah Oct 2016 #1
These extremist lunatics are moving sane Republicans over the our side. grossproffit Oct 2016 #3
Some people are going to be in straight jackets before this is over. grossproffit Oct 2016 #2
McMullin, if he is elected to the presidency, saltpoint Oct 2016 #4
A US election is not like Brexit for one the simple reason that... 20895DEM Oct 2016 #5
McMullin comes across as being sane and articulate mainer Oct 2016 #6
It's fitting they don't understand the two aren't analogous. RonniePudding Oct 2016 #7

grossproffit

(5,591 posts)
2. Some people are going to be in straight jackets before this is over.
Thu Oct 27, 2016, 05:13 PM
Oct 2016

Couldn't happen to a more deserving bunch.

saltpoint

(50,986 posts)
4. McMullin, if he is elected to the presidency,
Thu Oct 27, 2016, 05:15 PM
Oct 2016

would be our first president named 'Evan,' wouldn't he?

So that's at least something.

He may make some waves in Utah, but I don't think his chances anyplace else are especially great. That said, I do predict he will out-poll Joe Exotic.

Yes, polling numbers can be off, but there is a wide tide (!) of polling suggesting that Clinton-Kaine are headed to a robust election in just a couple weeks.

The guy yelling "Brexit! Brexit!" might as well have yelled "Dewey! Truman!" or "Save the Whales!" or "Vikings Suck!" or anything else he wanted, and the November 8th vote will not be impacted by it.

See above paragraph for new bumper sticker suggestions.

20895DEM

(100 posts)
5. A US election is not like Brexit for one the simple reason that...
Thu Oct 27, 2016, 05:15 PM
Oct 2016

A US election is not like Brexit for one the simple reason that we have US elections every 4 years.

Polling and GOTV infrastructures are incredibly more scientific in the US election. It has been honed over multiple cycles and through each cycle, errors have been identified through analysis or postmortem and adjustments are made for the next cycle.

Brexit was a once in a century event. Polling was rudimentary at best. The remain camp had no GOTV effort. Complacency was rampant.

The US elections was like this. Remember Dewey vs. Truman. However, today with the introduction of big data analysis and vote tracking, the chances of a Dewey vs. Truman or a Brexit in the US Presidential election is remote.

This Brexit scenario is only being presented by people who have not studied US elections.

 

RonniePudding

(889 posts)
7. It's fitting they don't understand the two aren't analogous.
Thu Oct 27, 2016, 06:13 PM
Oct 2016

The electorate in the UK is 90 percent white, if not more so. Our electorate is at best 70 percent white. Probably lower this time around. Apples and oranges.

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