General Election 2016 - Trump v. Clinton

[The Troll]

    From the past reading, I have found that you are a good cook and like good food.     Right now I am trying to find the biggest crow to send you.    So you can cook and eat it after the election.  Caw, caw, caw,        Better yet, I'll send you two crows so you can cook one for Henry.  Please pick the feather off for you, leave them on for Henry.   

[Anne]

Yup!  It's called politics.

He then afforded her the opportunity to add to her presidential resume by naming her his Secretary of State for the first four years of his presidency.  You simply don't nominate someone you see as fundamentally 'unfit' as your Secretary of State. 

Yes, they all lie about everything.

The worst thing about this incredibly crazy election is that one of the lying crooks will actually be elected. For the first time in my life I worry about my country.😰

[Henry Hawk]

[Locutus]

Two weeks from today and you'll be saying, "President-elect Clinton." 

[Henry Hawk]

Two weeks from today and you'll be saying, "President-elect Clinton." 

Back in 1980, the same sect of people were saying Carter would be our next potus...he too was behind in polls a week before the election....

I really don't know, but it isn't over by any fashion....if you think it is, you are being foolish.

[The Troll]

Yes, they all lie about everything.

The worst thing about this incredibly crazy election is that one of the lying crooks will actually be elected. For the first time in my life I worry about my country.😰

  Annie, if you vote for Trump you're going to get what you want.     Think about this, you are willing to give Donald Trump the trigger to the atomic and the hydrogen bombs.   

[Locutus]

Back in 1980, the same sect of people were saying Carter would be our next potus...he too was behind in polls a week before the election....

I really don't know, but it isn't over by any fashion....if you think it is, you are being foolish.

I'm not foolish enough to say anything is a certainty,  but it is looking very good for Clinton.  Donald Trump is facing a very long shot at winning at this point.  Remember, technology and computation have evolved significantly since 1980. The predictors are simply better at this point. 

P.S.  Don't trust Rasmussen. 

This site has been very accurate going back to Bush v. Kerry in 2004.

http://electoral-vote.com

[Henry Hawk]

I'm not foolish enough to say anything is a certainty,  but it is looking very good for Clinton.  Donald Trump is facing a very long shot at winning at this point.  Remember, technology and computation have evolved significantly since 1980. The predictors are simply better at this point. 

P.S.  Don't trust Rasmussen. 

This site has been very accurate going back to Bush v. Kerry in 2004.

http://electoral-vote.com

Just for arguments sake....

While most of America sees the current presidential race as still undecided, American University Professor Alan Lichtman says he knows the winner.

Lichtman, who has correctly predicted every presidential election since 1984, says he uses a 13 question true/false method which he calls the "Keys to the White House."

Lichtman says the answer of "true" always favors the reelection of the party currently holding the White House.

And if 6 or more of the answers are false, it points in the direction of another party taking power.

Lichtman says that based on his system, Donald Trump is the favorite to win and says, "We have never before seen a candidate like Donald Trump, and Donald Trump may well break patterns of history that have held since 1860."

http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/09/23/professor-correctly-predicted-30-years-president-election-donald-trump/21478061/

[Locutus]

Just for arguments sake....

While most of America sees the current presidential race as still undecided, American University Professor Alan Lichtman says he knows the winner.

Lichtman, who has correctly predicted every presidential election since 1984, says he uses a 13 question true/false method which he calls the "Keys to the White House."

Lichtman says the answer of "true" always favors the reelection of the party currently holding the White House.

And if 6 or more of the answers are false, it points in the direction of another party taking power.

Lichtman says that based on his system, Donald Trump is the favorite to win and says, "We have never before seen a candidate like Donald Trump, and Donald Trump may well break patterns of history that have held since 1860."

http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/09/23/professor-correctly-predicted-30-years-president-election-donald-trump/21478061/

Yeah, I read about that guy the other day. 

Do you know what the typical number one predictor of presidential elections is as to which candidate will win office?

[Henry Hawk]

Yeah, I read about that guy the other day. 

Do you know what the typical number one predictor of presidential elections is as to which candidate will win office?

The economy.  I believe people will vote with their billfolds.

[Locutus]

The economy.  I believe people will vote with their billfolds.

The economy is a large part of it, but the number one predictor is approval rating of the sitting president. 

....and we all know where that is now. 

[Exterminator]

The economy.  I believe people will vote with their billfolds.

Then they won't vote for Trump.  Moody's Analytics predicts that a Trump presidency would significantly hurt the economy, sending the country into a lengthy recession that will cause the loss of 3.5 million jobs and put the unemployment rate at over 7 percent.  In contrast, they say that Clinton's proposals would add over 10 million jobs and result in GDP growth of 2.7%.

If you have a more reliable source that says otherwise, we'd all like to see it.  (waiting for the sound of crickets)

[Locutus]

Then they won't vote for Trump.  Moody's Analytics predicts that a Trump presidency would significantly hurt the economy, sending the country into a lengthy recession that will cause the loss of 3.5 million jobs and put the unemployment rate at over 7 percent.  In contrast, they say that Clinton's proposals would add over 10 million jobs and result in GDP growth of 2.7%.

If you have a more reliable source that says otherwise, we'd all like to see it.  (waiting for the sound of crickets)

Crickets is right. 

That sort of information about their respective economic plans has been available for weeks now, but you sure don't hear anything about that from Trump supporters.   

[Henry Hawk]

Then they won't vote for Trump.  Moody's Analytics predicts that a Trump presidency would significantly hurt the economy, sending the country into a lengthy recession that will cause the loss of 3.5 million jobs and put the unemployment rate at over 7 percent.  In contrast, they say that Clinton's proposals would add over 10 million jobs and result in GDP growth of 2.7%.

If you have a more reliable source that says otherwise, we'd all like to see it.  (waiting for the sound of crickets)

No crickets...

3 Economic Statistics that Predict Donald Trump Will Be Our Next President - Fortune.com

[Henry Hawk]

The economy is a large part of it, but the number one predictor is approval rating of the sitting president. 

....and we all know where that is now. 

Clinton had a larger approval rating in 2000, than Obama does now .... 58% to 55%.  We KNOW how that all turned out, now don't we?