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Sure, Trump has the momentum. But his prospects for 270 electoral votes are dim.
Washington Post ^ | September 18, 2016 | Chris Cillizza

Posted on 11/22/2016 7:02:11 AM PST by RC one

Edited on 11/23/2016 7:21:50 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

It is beyond dispute that Donald Trump has the momentum in the presidential race. It is also beyond dispute that he still has an in

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KEYWORDS: 2016polls; election; liberalmedia; trump2016; wp
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Nowhere in that article did I hear mention of how unfair the electoral college was. All I heard was how advantageous it was for Democrats. Now they all of a sudden the electoral college is totally unfair and, after 230 years of using it, we need to just abandon it in and go with the popular vote. Because the Democrats lost. Good luck with that plan Democrats.
1 posted on 11/22/2016 7:02:11 AM PST by RC one
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I love reliving all the wrong stories by the enemedia. Thanks for posting!


2 posted on 11/22/2016 7:04:40 AM PST by Genoa (Luke 12:2)
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beyond dispute

“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” – The Princess Bride

3 posted on 11/22/2016 7:04:49 AM PST by Raycpa
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The Michigan electors are being threatened by liberals who hope to swing their votes. I think the same thing is happening in Arizona. Oathkeepers has volunteered to protect the ones in Michigan.
If anyone switches their vote due to threats of violence and creates chaos at the Electoral College, we need to arrest and send to jail for life a lot of Democrats for trying to interfere with the election. Treason is too high a charge, but something above vote fraud.


4 posted on 11/22/2016 7:04:49 AM PST by tbw2
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that’s right. The liberals criteria for judging people and situations, are ever shifting, depending on what the effect is for liberal candidates.

Before the election, the liberals were thrilled, that Democrats had this “blue wall”, which supposedly meant that Hillary just needed a handful of other states, in order to win.

So now that things turned out differently, now they have decided that the election was unfairly decided.

Did Republicans complain when Obama won two terms; complain as far as how the election was administered?

Obama won re-election with barely 51% of the popular vote, yet he won a clear victory in the electoral vote. Did any Republicans complain that his re-election was actually very close, if we just used the popular vote???


5 posted on 11/22/2016 7:07:00 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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Of course not...it’s only unfair when the little piss ants don’t get their way.


6 posted on 11/22/2016 7:07:27 AM PST by WKUHilltopper
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Just further evidence of how clueless the pollsters and the Washington Post are.


7 posted on 11/22/2016 7:07:35 AM PST by boycott (S)
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Aren't the electoral ballots secret? I understand the usual protocol is that an elector marks their vote on a card and deposits it an urn or container.

It's up to the elector if he/she wants to declare what their vote was.

8 posted on 11/22/2016 7:07:39 AM PST by AU72
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Easy counter. The popular vote is unfair because it gives a structural advantage to large states. To keep it “fair” we need to break up electoral votes by Congressional Districts like ME and NE do.

Dems would lose badly in that exchange.


9 posted on 11/22/2016 7:10:49 AM PST by MNJohnnie (This revolt is not ending, it is merely beginning.- Pat Caddell)
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Why post old useless articles. this thread should be locked down.


10 posted on 11/22/2016 7:10:56 AM PST by ncfool ( We are in the United Socialist State of aMeriKa. The USSA. Sheeple of aMeriKa)
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I remember there was much hope in Trump winning Nevada, New Hampshire and Colorado... Instead he wins Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and almost Minnesota.

If Trump can crack down on voter fraud then the dems are in big big trouble.

11 posted on 11/22/2016 7:10:57 AM PST by Democrats hate too much
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Hmmm

Is this the false news they keep harping about?


12 posted on 11/22/2016 7:10:59 AM PST by Adder (Mr. Franklin: We are trying to get the Republic back!)
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Thank goodness we have these out of touch elitists to explain things to us.


13 posted on 11/22/2016 7:11:16 AM PST by MAGA2017
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Trump crushed Clinton by elector votes


14 posted on 11/22/2016 7:11:38 AM PST by Ray76 (DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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Trump, realistically, has only three paths. (And, by “realistically,” I mean within the realm of conceivable. Yes, of course, Trump could run the table of swing states and win easily. But there’s little indication that will happen.)

Bwahahahahahaha bwahahahahaha *gasp* bwahahahaha!

You'll have to excuse me...I'm still drunk on the tears of broken hearted vanquished democrats!

15 posted on 11/22/2016 7:11:44 AM PST by pgkdan (The Silent Majority Stands With TRUMP!)
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Dim and Chris Cillizza go together like peanut butter and jelly


16 posted on 11/22/2016 7:12:22 AM PST by Emergencyawesome
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Chris, from the prestigious Washington Post, has convinced me. Trump will never get to 270. All is lost.

But seriously folks, does anything printed in the Washington Post ever turn out to be correct? Ever?

((for a brief moment, I thought this was a current article, that Chris was referring to the actual electoral college vote next month.))


17 posted on 11/22/2016 7:13:17 AM PST by Blennos ( As)
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I love reliving all the wrong stories by the enemedia. Thanks for posting!

My favorite election returns are below. Some profanity, but very funny:

Best Of The Young Turks Election Day Meltdown 2016: From smug to utterly devastated.

18 posted on 11/22/2016 7:14:10 AM PST by Vince Ferrer
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And Cilizza is about the only one from the ComPost that is fair on rare occasion. No where in this article is there talk about winning WI or MI.


19 posted on 11/22/2016 7:15:26 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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Why post old useless articles. this thread should be locked down.

OR.... you could just have avoided clicking on this thread, reading it, and making a comment, thereby saving space on the server.

20 posted on 11/22/2016 7:15:49 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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