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In reply to the discussion: Is there a plan B if HRC slips [View all]AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)18. Yes, it is and that's not what the link reads.
Last edited Wed May 27, 2015, 03:32 PM - Edit history (2)
The quote you cite is not in the article you linked to. It was not a 2-party contest. The only 54% mentioned was the percentage of voters that said he wasn't trustworthy.
This is what the quote says in the article you posted that you are misquoting:
"On the day Bill Clinton was reelected by more than eight million votes in 1996, a solid 54 percent majority of voters said in exit polling that they did not consider him honest and trustworthy."
"On the day Bill Clinton was reelected by more than eight million votes in 1996, a solid 54 percent majority of voters said in exit polling that they did not consider him honest and trustworthy."
1) http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1996 49.23%
2) http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1992 43.01%
Bill Clinton never broke 50% in 1992 or 1996.
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You are changing your reasoning. AP is not a rightwing source, so you pivot....
peacebird
May 2015
#40
Joe Biden is the Plan B in the highly, highly... highly unlikely scenario Hillary falters
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#6
Yes but 1996 was a 3 person race and Hillary does not have the "New face" that Bill had in 96
awake
May 2015
#7
The key point that many forget both times Bill Clinton won the Whitehorse were 3 person races
awake
May 2015
#30
Joe Biden has a great resume, has served our Democratic president with verve and devotion.
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#61
I love how wingnut hit pieces against the Clintons gain so much lavish praise here. eom
MohRokTah
May 2015
#9
Thanks, the amount of time between the announcement and official announcement is frustrating.
FSogol
May 2015
#19
I don't believe most persuadable voters care nearly, nearly, nearly...nearly
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#29
Martin O'Malley officially announces Saturday. He's already leased 7,500 sq ft of office in Balt,
FSogol
May 2015
#38
I care because I do not want a candidate who makes decisions that come back and bit them
awake
May 2015
#63
If this kind of total non-issue is the best the GOP can smear her with, there won't
DanTex
May 2015
#64
Plan A is one's preferred candidate. Plan B is one's second-in-preference candidate.
LanternWaste
May 2015
#69