# The Republican national Convention **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 18, 2016, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729 "2016-06-18T21:53:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 73
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1442 "2016-07-25T18:40:15Z")
Sam Wang sez the the polls, like his balls, bounce left and right - [http://election.princeton.edu/2016/07/25/the-polls-are-always-bouncing-to-the-left-and-to-the-right/#more-16477](http://election.princeton.edu/2016/07/25/the-polls-are-always-bouncing-to-the-left-and-to-the-right/#more-16477) His prediction is still solidly for Hillary, because it’s too soon to know if this is a bounce or a trend. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1443 "2016-07-25T23:58:44Z")
I suspect it’s a bounce, not a trend, and what’s more, that it will be more than offset by Hillary’s own likely bounce coming out of Philadelphia (barring a DWS/Sanderista catastrophe). ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1444 "2016-07-26T01:51:17Z")
It sure hasn’t looked good just outside the convention, with Pelosi getting booed by Sanders supporters and Sanders supporters outside the venue chanting “Lock her up”. Looks like a pretty decent portion of Sanders supporters are not going to be there for the party. Nate Silver concurs in an article today. > **[Why Clinton Might Have A Tough Time Flipping The Sanders Holdouts](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-clinton-might-have-a-tough-time-flipping-the-sanders-holdouts/)** > > We’ll be reporting from Philadelphia all week and live-blogging each night. Check out all our dispatches from the Democratic convention here. PHILADELPHIA — Hi… What’s more, according to 538, the protest crowds are bigger outside the Dem convention than the GOP convention: > **[So Far, Protest Crowds At The Democratic Convention Are Dwarfing Those In...](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/so-far-protest-crowds-at-the-democratic-convention-are-dwarfing-those-in-cleveland/)** > > We’ll be reporting from Philadelphia all week and live-blogging each night. Check out all our dispatches from the Democratic convention here. PHILADELPHIA — At… Doesn’t matter what goes on inside if outside it turns into 1968. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1445 "2016-07-26T02:47:32Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > It sure hasn’t looked good just outside the convention, with Pelosi getting booed by Sanders supporters and Sanders supporters outside the venue chanting “Lock her up”. > > Looks like a pretty decent portion of Sanders supporters are not going to be there for the party. Nate Silver concurs in an article today. > > [Why Clinton Might Have A Tough Time Flipping The Sanders Holdouts | FiveThirtyEight](http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-clinton-might-have-a-tough-time-flipping-the-sanders-holdouts/) > > What’s more, according to 538, the protest crowds are bigger outside the Dem convention than the GOP convention: > > [http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/so-far-protest-crowds-at-the-democratic-convention-are-dwarfing-those-in-cleveland/](http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/so-far-protest-crowds-at-the-democratic-convention-are-dwarfing-those-in-cleveland/) > > Doesn’t matter what goes on inside if outside it turns into 1968. You know, there’s a thread on the Democratic Convention. This one is for discussing that dismal affair in Cleveland. I can see why you want to change the subject. As usual. ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1446 "2016-07-26T02:51:25Z")
I was trying to think who the keynote speaker was. Did they just not have one? ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1447 "2016-07-26T02:59:22Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > You know, there’s a thread on the Democratic Convention. This one is for discussing that dismal affair in Cleveland. I can see why you want to change the subject. As usual. Responding to the post right before mine. I do not expect a discussion on the DNC here, so I’m glad you don’t want to talk about it. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1448 "2016-07-27T01:33:42Z")
**adaher** , you’ve already said before that you’ll be voting for Hillary, but still you just cannot stop yourself from speaking doom and gloom about the Democrats. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1449 "2016-07-27T01:42:55Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > **adaher** , you’ve already said before that you’ll be voting for Hillary, but still you just cannot stop yourself from speaking doom and gloom about the Democrats. Given his track record, it gives me great hope. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-national-convention/757729/1450 "2016-07-27T02:10:07Z")
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