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Who will win the Presidency?
fivethirtyeight blog ^ | September 26, 2016 | Nate Silver, et al

Posted on 09/26/2016 8:23:42 AM PDT by ConservativeDude

Clinton chance of winning: 51.8% Trump chance of winning: 48.2%

(Excerpt) Read more at projects.fivethirtyeight.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016polls; fivethirtyeight; natesilver
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To: Celerity
Nope. Because there is this phenomenon “shy Trump voters” noticed during the Primaries. Trump gets support from people who will not admit they are voting for him. Due to the extremists demonizing of him in the establishment media, there are a good number of Trump support who are afraid to admit they are supporting him.

The other problem is the Establishment polling firms are using the 2012 turn out model. Anyone really think Hillary will turn out minority voters the way 0 did?

Finally incumbency. Hillary is 0 “third term”. An incumbent needs to be 5-10 points ahead to feel comfortable since last minute deciders usually vote against the status quo or do not vote at all. The exception to this was 2000 when the Bush DUI story broke right before election day.

Tie game is advantage Trump. The Left is going to have to find the Mother of all Oct Surprises to have any chance to save Hillary failing campaign.

21 posted on 09/26/2016 8:51:20 AM PDT by MNJohnnie ( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered)
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To: 11th_VA

boom!

I wonder how this is being received over at DU?!


22 posted on 09/26/2016 9:06:43 AM PDT by ConservativeDude
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To: ConservativeDude

now cast is at 55% Trump!


23 posted on 09/26/2016 9:07:42 AM PDT by ConservativeDude
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To: ConservativeDude

62 ▼ Clinton to 37 ▲ Trump on Betfair @1200 EST.


24 posted on 09/26/2016 9:09:16 AM PDT by antidisestablishment ( We few, we happy few, we basket of deplorables)
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To: MNJohnnie

Because there is this phenomenon “shy Trump voters” noticed during the Primaries.”

Has there been a thorough study of this? I’d like to see the numbers on this. I wonder, was it consistent throughout primaries?

And I also wonder....is a shy voter more likely to be in primary? Or general?

I would sort of assume general....b/c there are undoubtedly some dimocrats who are voting Trump. I would assume they are extremely shy!


25 posted on 09/26/2016 9:10:48 AM PDT by ConservativeDude
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To: ConservativeDude

“Clinton chance of winning: 51.8% Trump chance of winning: 48.2% “

And yet the odds are STILL 3-2 against Trump on the legal, real-money betting site predicit.com, where they’ve been unmoved to for weeks. Easy money?


26 posted on 09/26/2016 9:12:16 AM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: ConservativeDude

Define “winning”.....


27 posted on 09/26/2016 9:18:29 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: MNJohnnie
Anyone really think Hillary will turn out minority voters the way 0 did?

..and Trump gets 20% or MORE of that vote?

We are talking about a potential blowout here.

28 posted on 09/26/2016 9:24:20 AM PDT by painter ( Isaiah: �Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,")
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To: trebb

Yes, fair point.

when I say winning when referencing these prediction models, it is with reference to who this 538 blog is predicting to win....based on today’s data.

(Clearly, there is no true winner till the votes are in.....:))


29 posted on 09/26/2016 9:24:21 AM PDT by ConservativeDude
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To: ConservativeDude

Agreed - my point was really being made against the author who gave the percentages that have to be based on polls that will change a bit over the next 6 weeks.


30 posted on 09/26/2016 9:31:10 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: trebb

yep

these are snap shots in time.....time will tell if they are a trend.....


31 posted on 09/26/2016 9:44:42 AM PDT by ConservativeDude
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