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Greger #293080 09/27/16 09:07 PM
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The Javier Barden solution is better. grin


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Originally Posted by logtroll
Righties are panicking - they are attempting to pack all of the "online polls" (the ones where anybody, anywhere can "vote" as many times as they want) and are declaring that because Trump is "winning" them all, that it means everyone else is lying about his poor performance.

Next week, when the real polls have registered the debate, they will be saying that polls are meaningless.

Crikey, the aggressive stupidity is a bit scary.

I bet Trump's mind works the same fashion.
Ooooh! Turns out the Righties are conspiring with the Ruskies in trolling the online polling...

Trolling the polls

In the old days all the buggers involved would have been tossed in the gulag as spies and traitors.


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Having microphone switches would yield a more orderly debate, but would physically prevent interruptions. So watchers would not be able to count them and conclude one or more debaters has poor social skills.

I think interruptions might actually give us some useful information about a candidate's a-hole index, so to speak. If a candidate gets so agitated as to forget the rules of polite conversation, maybe that says something about temperament in tough situations.

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Originally Posted by logtroll
Originally Posted by logtroll
Righties are panicking - they are attempting to pack all of the "online polls" (the ones where anybody, anywhere can "vote" as many times as they want) and are declaring that because Trump is "winning" them all, that it means everyone else is lying about his poor performance.

Next week, when the real polls have registered the debate, they will be saying that polls are meaningless.

Crikey, the aggressive stupidity is a bit scary.

I bet Trump's mind works the same fashion.
Ooooh! Turns out the Righties are conspiring with the Ruskies in trolling the online polling...

Trolling the polls

In the old days all the buggers involved would have been tossed in the gulag as spies and traitors.

Not too keen on ORC either because they are strictly landline only.
But yeah, what happened to sedition? Colluding with Russians to throw an election?


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SUA NEWS FLASH
IT IS THE OPINION OF SUANEWS THAT THE CNN DEBATE POLL SHOULD BE DISQUALIFIED AS A CREDIBLE SOURCE. HILLARY LOST ALL THE POLLS
11:59 AM - 27 Sep 2016
Too Funny!!


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Here's a pretty good analysis by an actual debate coach:

Debate coach: Trump simply couldn't stand being criticized

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Todd Graham is the director of debate at Southern Illinois University. His teams have won five national championships and advanced to the "final-four" of a national championship tournament nine consecutive years. He's been recognized three times as the national debate coach of the year.

Not a very long article. Worth reading the opinion of a pro.

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They saw the same sweaty, fidgety snort-nosed angry orange homunculus most of America saw.
You wished that were true. It was-- but I am still of the firm belief that his lovers love him no matter what.

And until they wake up to that inevitable next day, to then discover that he has gone forever,-- they always will.


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Clinton Won The Debate, Which Means She’s Likely To Gain In The Polls - FiveThirtyEight. I will be watching intently. I think a return to the mean is likely, i.e., a 4-5% Clinton lead.


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Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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Trevor Noah just made one of the most accurate statements about Trump: he relates to the United States like it's a game of monopoly. (He also raised Trump's sniffling... is it a coke issue?)


A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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Originally Posted by pdx rick
Dang! Trump was sniffling like a common Colombian Coke Lord last night. Is that where he gets his energy to Tweet all night long?
That was my wife's speculation, and why he wore out the second half and got so irritable. Jonesing?

My wife is speculating as to whether Trump has ever gone down on a whatever, ever.


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