Now, getting back to the OP, it is about one specific, large poll from Rasmussen, which is NOT a Democratic-leaning firm, showing Hillary Clinton with sizeable leads nationally (from +7 to +14, depending on the GOP candidate pitted against her).
All of the relevant information is in the OP.
I have yet to see a Rightie call this data from Rasmussen into dispute.
And at some point in time, trolls like Vigilante will learn that this here is not the FZ.
As bad as those numbers look for Republicans they cover up the true impact of the 2016 election.
When you apply those type of numbers to the current electoral vote laydown you end up with an insurmountable lead for Hillary regardless of which stiff the Republicans run against her
Correct, and statewide polling is proving this to be exactly the case:
http://www.usmessageboard.com/elect...-ge-hillary-clinton-vs-gop-field-part-iv.html
In statewide polling, she is guaranteed every single Gore and Kerry state. So, her starting point is 256.
She is winning with double digit margins in Ohio, Virginia and Florida.
That puts here at 332, right where Obama was in 2012.
On top of that, she is ahead in NC, AR and extremely competitive in LA. No polling yet from MO.
If she wins all of the Obama 2012 states (332) + NC + AR + MO, she is then at 373.
I believe she will carry 4 of the 6 "Clinton 6" from 1992/1996, so add KY and LA to that mix. That brings Hillary to 390.
She only needs either IN or AZ to break over 400 EV.
With GA added, this brings here to about 416, plus NE-02, brings here to 417, possibly 428. She may swing either SD or AK (not pooh pooh this idea too quickly), which then brings here to 431-434.
I have been predicting now for more than one year that Hillary wins the 2016 GE with 57% of the NPV and either hits or goes over 400 EV. The last President to go over 400 EV: George H.W. Bush, in 1988.