Posted on 10/27/2016 3:44:17 PM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
Why is Republican nominee Donald Trump leading in two battleground states and nearly tied in another with less than two weeks before the election? Experts, analysts, and Washington, D.C. insiders lectured the American people on how this was not supposed to happen.
According to a new poll, Trump maintains a healthy lead in Ohio over Hillary Clinton, 46 to 42 percentage points and in a Bloomberg Politics poll of Florida, Trump leads Clinton 45 to 43. In Pennsylvania, Trump continues to dwindle Clinton's lead where he is now within three points of the Democratic nominee.
Florida and Ohio are must wins for the Trump campaign, and combined with a win in Pennsylvania, Trump would more than likely be the next President of the United States.
In the most accurate poll of 2012, Trump is basically tied with Clinton nationally.
According to FiveThirtyEight, the Investor’s Business Daily/TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence poll predicted the correct outcome of that election, exposing Obama's dramatically underestimated performance and the falsehood of Romney's estimated clear victory.
At a rally in Tallahassee on Tuesday night, Trump made clear his intentions in the Sunshine State. “In 14 days we are going to win the state of Florida and we are going to win back the White House,” he declared.
He will do very well in NY, but we know we can’t pull off a win. It would be as likely as me sprouting wings.
But everyone I know is voting for him - our county is pretty conservative.
Still looking forward to seeing the NY total for Trump.
Bandwagon effect taking hold? Some just want to be on the winning side? Or, more unlikely, disclosures of the depth and pervasiveness of the Clintons’ corruption is turning off more voters.
Need image of medieval death wagons laden with corpses.
“I am on for a wager, a wager I would be happy to lose. Last election, I had a similar wager but the FReeper never paid up. $100 it is. “
I’m not going to make that bet :-) ... far too much risk and I kind of agree with you.
However, based on your experience, if NoVA is a bit more depressed this time around (for a POTUS race) and the SW part of the state comes out in record numbers, does Trump have a chance, or is NoVA that far gone?
The only reason I ask is that the VA Governor race was ridiculously close ... that’s the *only* reason I think Trump has a shot there. Would *yuge* turnout swing things in his direction :-).
Trump’s making a smart move campaigning here in PA ... he has a legit, real shot at flipping this state. Much like NoVA flipped in 2004, the Western half of PA started drifting to the right after 2008. While Pittsburgh is still a liberal cesspool, the suburbs are nothing like that city. The numbers that have flipped *can* offset Philadelphia as many people have moved from the city and turnout for Hillary is more than likely going to be less than previous years.
We will soon see! :-)
“sorry , but VA has gone now forever”
Dont run for office.
Some people on this site would have Trump run between Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas and cede all of the other states with their loser attitude.
I wish Democrats had a bunch of these guys to make it easier for us.
She is, as in the one in the Navy.
These news stories and polls make this out to be like Bush/Gore. I get it a close race helps viewers and ratings, but this is different.
Trump-ears are everywhere. I got to grocery stores in different zip code around Cincy, OH with my Trump hat. I get “nice hat” compliment s and then I offer them a yard sign. I give out 2-5 each time. We have people coming to vote for the first time. Old and especially younger folks. Amazing
There is this silent, us polled, mad as freaking hell vide this time. People do not like her, and then we got the email and Clinton Foundation and I just don’t see how people will knowingly put a Nixon times 1000 in the WH.
I'm afraid you're right. Good conservative Repub Cuchinelli fell to disreputable Democrap Party hack Terry MacAullife by that same Northern VA government employee vote.
#1 EXACTLY
HOORAY Americans
LOL
Cuchinelli didn’t have a MOVEMENT like what TRUMP has plus he going against unlikable untrustworthy Hillary!
I know I’m voting through hell and high waters
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The last several presidential elections, our side always seems to think we have a shot in PA, but are disappointed on election night. I sure hope this year is different and we actually manage to pull it out.
I don’t think Hillary is up in NC. I would be shocked if Trump doesn’t take it. Obama barely won it in 2008.
That’s funny. Drudge six hours on beer,why?
PA will be the hard working blue collar voters vs the thugs.
My bet is on the hard working blue collar voters.
They will rise up and be silent no more when they cast their vote.
I hope when Pres. Trump assumes the office, that he appoints Roger Stone to head the Clean Up the Vote Project, and make genuine changes and institute real safeguards to the voting process.
But, but, but Brit Hume just led off the 7:00 news broadcast with a lengthy piece on how it’s over and although on paper it’s theoretically possible that Trump can win he cannot overcome even a 3 point deficit in swing states. Trust me, evrn ig Trump had a 3 or 4 point lead in every single poll for the last six months the media including Fox News would be telling us it is a statistical tie, an even race, too close to call, etc.
I’m smackdab in the middle of those Philly burbs. Let me tell you, there is nothing more insufferable than a smug liberal woman.
Wikileaks might have some bad news about Hillary to still be put out. But the most damaging thing for her is what Healthcare.gov put out this week to the American people in the form of HUUUGE big numbers that make all of Trump’s talk of a big wall look like nothing. I think as news spreads this week on how badly ObamaCare has really turned out it’s going to destroy Hillary’s hopes. If it doesn’t then we net to get ahead of the curve in explaining how it was all the dem’s fault that millions of families are now suffering the ObamaCare nightmare.
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