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‘Don’t Have The Numbers’: Victor Davis Hanson Explains Why He Thinks Dems Are ‘Depressed,’ ‘Angry’ About Harris’ Polls
Daily Caller ^ | 1 Nov, 2024 | Hailey Gomez

Posted on 11/02/2024 7:28:50 AM PDT by MtnClimber

Hoover Institute Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson said Friday on his podcast that he believes Democrats are feeling more depressed and angry than usual because they fear they could be losing.

Polls between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have tightened with fewer than five days until Election Day. On “The Victor Davis Hanson Show,” the senior fellow called out a recent take from CNN’s senior reporter Harry Enten for claiming election polling could be underestimating Harris and noted that her campaign has shifted its resources from North Carolina to Virginia in search of a path to 270 electoral votes.

“My point is that I think that’s a standard response when they look at those internal polls. Now, why would I say that? They wouldn’t be shifting resources from North Carolina to Virginia,” Hanson said. “They’re ahead in Virginia, but if they were shifting resources from North Carolina to Virginia, then it would be because they’re behind in Virginia and they’re ahead, so far ahead in North Carolina, they don’t need it.”

“No, they’re shifting it because they’re behind in North Carolina, and their internal polls say they can’t win it. And I mean, internal polls that are specific, Latino groups, black groups, Asian women, men,” Hanson added. “They don’t have the numbers that they need to win that. So then they look at Virginia, and they have an alternate pathway to 270 and Virginia is absolutely central. While they’re still ahead, at the rate they’re losing in seven days, they will lose that state. So they’re putting resources in there.”

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: North Carolina; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: elections; victordavishanson
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To: dfwgator; cgbg

“It’s certainly close enough to cheat.”

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Could be, but the Left’s tactics are more well known this time making it a little harder for them to stretch the rules, as it were. Not saying they won’t, just that more eyes are on them now. Lara Trump said last night that the RNC has plenty of legal teams at the ready.


21 posted on 11/02/2024 8:18:32 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Deo volente

I say that because someone unearthed an old interview she did when Obama was running for president. She said she goes to the temple daily to pray for him. Christian churches don’t have temples. The Hindu religion has temples for worship. And she use to make a big production for being of Indian ethnicity, never, never a word about supposed black heritage.


22 posted on 11/02/2024 8:18:47 AM PDT by odawg
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To: Starboard

Hopefully they’ll be much better than all those “Release The Kraken” losers from four years ago.


23 posted on 11/02/2024 8:19:21 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

LOL. How true.

Maybe one day the Repukes will wake up and defund the PBS propaganda machine. Prolly never happen, but fun to think about.


24 posted on 11/02/2024 8:20:59 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Starboard

‘Don’t Have The Numbers’: Victor Davis Hanson Explains Why He Thinks Dems Are ‘Depressed,’ ‘Angry’ About Harris’ Polls
Daily Caller ^ | 1 Nov, 2024 | Hailey Gomez
Posted on 11/2/2024, 7:28:50 AM by MtnClimber

Hoover Institute Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson said Friday on his podcast that he believes Democrats are feeling more depressed and angry than usual because they fear they could be losing.

Polls between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have tightened with fewer than five days until Election Day. On “The Victor Davis Hanson Show,” the senior fellow called out a recent take from CNN’s senior reporter Harry Enten for claiming election polling could be underestimating Harris and noted that her campaign has shifted its resources from North Carolina to Virginia in search of a path to 270 electoral votes.

“My point is that I think that’s a standard response when they look at those internal polls. Now, why would I say that? They wouldn’t be shifting resources from North Carolina to Virginia,” Hanson said. “They’re ahead in Virginia, but if they were shifting resources from North Carolina to Virginia, then it would be because they’re behind in Virginia and they’re ahead, so far ahead in North Carolina, they don’t need it.”

“No, they’re shifting it because they’re behind in North Carolina, and their internal polls say they can’t win it. And I mean, internal polls that are specific, Latino groups, black groups, Asian women, men,” Hanson added. “They don’t have the numbers that they need to win that. So then they look at Virginia, and they have an alternate pathway to 270 and Virginia is absolutely central. While they’re still ahead, at the rate they’re losing in seven days, they will lose that state. So they’re putting resources in there.”

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25 posted on 11/02/2024 8:21:04 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Every Goliath has his David!)
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To: odawg

Well, that’s interesting. At least she’s not a Muslim like Obama.


26 posted on 11/02/2024 8:22:20 AM PDT by Deo volente ("When we see the image of a baby in the womb, we glimpse the majesty of God's creation." Pres. Trump)
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To: Deo volente

Tulsi is Hindu, I have no problem with that.


27 posted on 11/02/2024 8:22:42 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: cgbg

The numbers don’t lie.


28 posted on 11/02/2024 8:23:22 AM PDT by Boardwalk
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To: DIRTYSECRET
I’ll be watching Mika and Joe first thing on Wednesday morning. I at least hope to.

Let's hope their is plenty if shrieking going on.

29 posted on 11/02/2024 8:24:12 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)
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To: dfwgator

I sure hope so. I feel a little better about Lara Trump running things.


30 posted on 11/02/2024 8:24:14 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Boardwalk

They got the guns
Well, but we got the numbers
Gonna win, yeah
We’re takin’ over
Come on!


31 posted on 11/02/2024 8:24:40 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: cgbg

I had found that. It lays out party for state wide, but not for county by county. That reddit post had party affiliation for the early votes county by county. I’m trying to confirm he was not bogus.


32 posted on 11/02/2024 8:27:48 AM PDT by Owen
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To: MayflowerMadam

You know, you’re right! I’ve only seen a defeatist post on the topic of cheating at least 500 times this year. Why aren’t we discussing that “elephant in the room.”

Sheesh


33 posted on 11/02/2024 8:31:10 AM PDT by j.havenfarm (23 years on Free Republic, 12/10/23! More than 8,000 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: Grampa Dave

Sorry, I don’t get the point of your post.


34 posted on 11/02/2024 8:33:59 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Owen

If you scroll down you should see the county by county stuff.

Also in the box “show __ entries” you probably want to put in the largest possible number if you are not finding the counties you are looking for....


35 posted on 11/02/2024 8:33:59 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: Owen

On second thought, that reddit post was party affiliation for early votes region by region, not county by county.

Portions of cities and portions of suburbs.

Where did he get that? It looked like a lot of work and hard to imagine he did that to troll.


36 posted on 11/02/2024 8:34:54 AM PDT by Owen
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To: Starboard

Just reinforcing your excellent post.


37 posted on 11/02/2024 8:40:39 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Every Goliath has his David!)
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To: Owen

Party affiliation is a different issue for PA.

I see the 2024 data (total) but I have not seen any detail for party affiliation by county or “region” (whatever that is)—now or for 2020.

In some states I have seen different (private) groups who keep track of voter party registration data in all precincts and who is shown as early voting by party—but I do not know where to find that for PA.

It probably exists somewhere—they should have indicated their data source.

I would imagine both the national and state parties can and do track this stuff internally.


38 posted on 11/02/2024 8:43:52 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: MtnClimber

I’m retired now, but I used to conduct polls for political candidates.

I’m trying to find any metric that shows the Democrats performing better this cycle than 2020. Maybe it’s out there, but I haven’t seen it.

Republicans, on the other hand, are greatly outperforming their 2020 numbers almost across the board. More importantly, the polls show us with a huge lead among those who intend to vote on election day as well.

As long as our voters don’t flake out on Tuesday, Trump should win by a margin greater than the cheat.


39 posted on 11/02/2024 8:44:43 AM PDT by comebacknewt (Trump trumps Hate)
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To: odawg

“Christian churches don’t have temples.” False. Many Christian churches, mostly black, have temple in their names.


40 posted on 11/02/2024 8:49:02 AM PDT by randita
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