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Donald Trump has never been closer to the presidency than he is at this moment
The Washington Post's The Fix ^ | November 3, 2016 | Philip Bump

Posted on 11/03/2016 2:59:06 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

If the polls closed right at this moment (which they won't) and if the results in each state perfectly mirrored the current RealClearPolitics average of polls in each state (which they won't), Hillary Clinton would be elected president by an electoral college margin of 8 votes. From her high in the polls a week or two ago, Clinton's leads in a number of critical battleground states have collapsed or evaporated entirely. The election could come down to one state with four electoral college votes that flips from Clinton to Donald Trump and, boom: A 269-269 electoral college tie, and a vote by the House of Representatives to decide on the next president -- who, given the composition of the House, would almost certainly be Donald Trump.

On Thursday, that Clinton state with four electoral college votes raised its hand. Hi, New Hampshire! Two new polls, from Boston Globe-Suffolk University and WBUR-MassInc put the Granite State at a virtual tie, with the continuing trend in the state away from Clinton. That's Trump's 269th electoral college vote. Or, really, his 270th: Polling in Maine's second congressional district (which allocates one electoral college vote separately) has Trump in the lead. He wins the states he holds now and that one in Maine? President Donald J. Trump....

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: New Hampshire; Campaign News; Polls; State and Local
KEYWORDS: elections; hillary; polls; trump
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To: Bernard

She is 69 years old. This is it.


21 posted on 11/03/2016 3:17:10 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

WashPo calling in all the dirty tricksters to up their game and coordinate their 11th hour attacks.


22 posted on 11/03/2016 3:17:30 PM PDT by jimmygrace
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To: rickmichaels

LOL!

Worst case of suicide ever. Love it!


23 posted on 11/03/2016 3:17:58 PM PDT by samtheman (Vote Trump)
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To: Bernard

I think she will probably be boarding an airplane for parts unknown .......

Oh, check CGI’s bank book - probably will be empty.


24 posted on 11/03/2016 3:19:10 PM PDT by JoeVet (First rule of holes ... when you find yourself standing in one - stop digging ... unless ur a Dim)
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To: Fai Mao

He’s gonna be a whole lot closer next Wednesday!


What a beautiful thought


25 posted on 11/03/2016 3:20:33 PM PDT by samtheman (Vote Trump)
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To: 2banana


26 posted on 11/03/2016 3:24:50 PM PDT by Stand Watch Listen (ELITE IMMUNITY: how the puppetmasters / puppets continue to function)
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To: Bernard

Nope. The 2020 nominee will be the wookie. The leftists will want to undo all the good President Trump will do and they’ll want to do it in a hurry.

I’m tempted to put $100 on that now. I’m not, but I’m tempted.


27 posted on 11/03/2016 3:29:56 PM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32
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To: VanDeKoik

The author says the polls won’t stay here....he’s right, of course.

We have 4 more days to go higher!


28 posted on 11/03/2016 3:30:47 PM PDT by ConservativeDude
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To: lilypad

last time Hannity called it for Romney. I think perhaps he is just being conservative....


29 posted on 11/03/2016 3:32:56 PM PDT by ConservativeDude
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To: GeorgiaDawg32

No, it will be Fauxcahontas, Corey Booker, or the Mexican from Texas (can’t think of his name right now).


30 posted on 11/03/2016 3:39:07 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: ought-six

Castro. That’s the guy’s name.


31 posted on 11/03/2016 3:39:29 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: ought-six
Fidel Julian Castro
32 posted on 11/03/2016 3:40:15 PM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32
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To: Flavious_Maximus
Trump poll watchers and lawyers will be everywhere.

Except Philadelphia, apparently.

33 posted on 11/03/2016 3:53:25 PM PDT by Maceman (Screw the Party. Save the Country.)
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To: lilypad

“Listening to Hannity tonight he called it a thin line to get the electoral votes to win. Downer.”

He does not want anyone to become complacent. Get out and vote.


34 posted on 11/03/2016 4:13:48 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
...and if the results in each state perfectly mirrored the current RealClearPolitics average of polls in each state...why oh why are they so obsessed with RCP averages, which lag reality by about a week - with the movement in the polls since last week, between Obamacare rate hikes and Comey's bombshell, these averages are wildly inaccurate when it comes to the current state of the race - Trump is well ahead....
35 posted on 11/03/2016 4:14:03 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Personal opinion: Many, if not most of the polls have been cooked for most of the campaign. Pollsters are mindful that they must get the correct result, but they are willing to make that be their ‘final’ poll. So most the polls have been cooked in Hillary’s favor all along, and they are gradually and slowly adjusting so as to not make it too obvious. Add to that, that Trumps support is probably understated by the non-response factor.


36 posted on 11/03/2016 4:17:28 PM PDT by Tallguy
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I firmly believe that a 269-269 vote will give us Acting President Pence as the Democrats work with Never Trumpers to block/delay the vote.

This could easily happen as each state gets one vote, but the state needs a quorum to be able to cast its vote and if enough states fail to get a quorum then the final vote can’t even be taken. Delay, stall, and prevent 26 votes.


37 posted on 11/03/2016 5:23:28 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Trump commercials playing in NY now. He isn’t giving up on anyplace. Hillary has been buying time in NY for weeks now. How odd...


38 posted on 11/03/2016 5:53:02 PM PDT by TalBlack (Evil doesn't have a day job....)
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To: Tanniker Smith
That'll NEVER happen and you're just nuts!

Still a Cruzombie or just a #NEVERTRUMPER?

39 posted on 11/03/2016 6:07:55 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: nopardons
Are you being sarcastic, or are you just not aware of how much people can screw up the works when they're absolutely determined. Dems blocked ALL of W's judges for how long? Do you think they won't use every trick they have to prevent Trump from winning -- especially if the press and all the talking heads were backing them up Constitutionally?

Tell me where I'm wrong in what I said? Why will it Never Happen?

One way it won't happen is if the GOP caves and goes for Hillary.

40 posted on 11/03/2016 7:21:50 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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