Who beats who this November?
As the field narrows and we get closer to the conventions, I am just beginning to give some time to this election. I spent many years of my life working closely with politicians and don't care now to give them more of my time than I have to.
I don't normally care much for polls and polling data. Polling is an arcane and nuanced art form closer to alchemy in my mind than to an actual science. I truly subscribe to the notion that the only poll that counts is the one at the ballot box. With that said, I was interested in how the public at large is viewing the possible match ups in November. This site gives a convenient way to look at the possible match ups and see which candidates present the most interesting races:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epo...tial_race.html
This is certainly not a definitive source of information and should be taken with a grain of salt. My initial take away from various polls on possible outcomes is that those of us supporting conservative values, should be very happy that we are unlikely to see a Bernie Sanders candidacy, as he would likely be a difficult candidate for any GOP nominee to beat. On the other hand, it is also interesting to see that two of the three GOP possibles would beat the likely DNC candidate, HRC, while the GOP front runner, Donald Trump gets beat in a general election by either of the two DNC candidates.
As with every Presidential election, there is a great deal riding on the outcome. Every Presidential election "is the most important election in our lifetime" or so we are told every four years. This election will be no different than any other, in that the majority of voters will be less than happy with any outcome. Life will go on come January 2017. It will certainly change our nation, and depending on your perspective, that may be for the better or the worse, regardless of the outcome.
Be safe.
