New WaPo Poll Shows Clinton, Trump In Dead Heat In 'Tossup' Texas

Talking Points Memo ^ | 9/6/16 | Katherine Krueger

[Nifster]

Methodology sucks. They polled people who were willing to take another poll after the poll monkey poll. Does not match anything like the poll monkey results

[EarlT357]

But the samples are self-selected to start and can be rigged easily. Texas is NOT competitive, but Colorado most likely is, despite the State GOPe, consisting of #NeverTrumpers. Nobody follows those boys and girls anyway!

[piytar]

No. Texas is solidly Trump territory.

[Dawgreg]

I’m calling this poll a big pile of cow patties!!!

[unixfox]

Not. Going. To. Happen.

[DallasBiff]

Texas is full of big cities (everything’s bigger). Big cities lean left. I’m not shocked.

And Texas has bigger suburbs. Dallas, Travis county(Austin), and Houston, are all surrounded by huge conservative enclaves.

[unixfox]

TX is full of liberals who have thus far failed to organize well at the state level. But they are the future, and it isn’t bright.

If we don't close the border it will only take another election or two and it's over. OVER!

[Redmen4ever]

I kind of agree with you. Our argument concerns the margin of victory. In other recent polling in Texas, Ipsos, Dixie Strategies and PPP give Trump leads raining from 6 points to double digits. Hillary would be a fool to commit major resources to the state. I don’t want to put words into the mouth of the original poster, but his point is that, for all its problems, the SM poll is good news for Trump.

[Political Junkie Too]

Yes, their sample is drawn from people initially lured by discount coupons for taking the first survey.

-PJ

[goldstategop]

Hahahahaha... TX and NC are tossup states now??

BS. Some polls don’t pass the laugh test. This is one of them.

[SoFloFreeper]

someone has Trump winning Maryland by double digits? I find that incredible.

[falcon99]

Yea Austin — and Houston, home of Shelia Jackson Lee

[Angels27]

This is the same poll that has Trump within 3 in deep blue Rhode Island. No way

[Gasshog]

Survey-Munkey = Ape Shit

[IronJack]

If anyone believes Hillary Clinton will win Texas, I’ll sell them the deed to the Alamo.

[cpdiii]

My bleeding Texas ass! This is pure bovine excrement.

[9YearLurker]

Thanks, Ted.

[SteveH]

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Katherine Krueger @kath_krueger Aug 18

Gawker was the first blog that I read religiously. I will miss it immensely

[Theodore R.]

Without checking the numbers, I believe Mr. Bill almost beat Dole in TX in 1996.