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

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

[SoFloFreeper]

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are in a dead heat in Texas in a new Washington Post/Survey Monkey poll out Tuesday, with Clinton’s one-point lead prompting the pollsters to reclassifying the historically deep red state a “tossup.”

[IVAXMAN]

Yea when you are +17 not a lot of room for movement.

Trump has Texas in the bag.

Survey Monkey is like a Paid Clinton Commercial. They see Trump eating in the Northeast so they want to make Hillary look the same in Texas....no worries tho even most of the Cruz folks down here will vote Trump.

[Comment Not Approved]

"Trunk Monkey (exclusively offered by Suburban Auto Group) is way, way, way cooler than Survey Monkey."

Those Trunk Monkey ads were hilarious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8avOiTUcD4Y

[Boogieman]

They’re jumping the shark with these faked polls if they are saying Texas is a “tossup”.

[streetsmart]

Anyone know if Michael Berry is still a NO Trumper. I used to listen to his show every morning until he went over the top for Cruz/Beck. Havn’t listened in 4 months.

[jonno]

“5,000 polled in Texas, gave Clinton a slight edge, polling 46 to Trump’s 47 percent support. “

Is it just me - or is something wrong with this sentence?

[Night Hides Not]

Nobody I know is paying attention to the election now, not with the start of football season. Come back in a few weeks, the results will be normal, i.e. Trump with a 5+ point lead.

[sockmonkey]

*** I never knew we had that many monkeys in Texas. ***

I'm in Texas, and I'm enthusiastically for Trump! 🐵

Was @ the Trump Town Hall in Downtown Austin recently. Only 27 Protestors outside to about 1400 attendees of all ages and ethnicities.

[Theodore R.]

Popular ‘’Dallas Morning News’’ just endorsed Mrs. Bill on Sept. 7.

[uncitizen]

What a TOTAL CROCK OF SH:t

[Theodore R.]

Abortion Barbie is busy plotting her comeback, and she thinks it will push her to power.

[fortheDeclaration]

Gee, I was wondering when they were going to say Texas is in play.

Anyone who believes this is a complete fool.

[bigbob]

Ask yourself: what is the purpose of polling?

To really discover the true feelings of potential voters?

Or to influence the thinking of potential voters???

[Fiddlstix]

WOW! This Calls For Maximium BS Detection!

[Redmen4ever]

Survey Monkey uses an innovative methodology which allows it to snag large samples at low cost. But, there are pestering questions about it.

Let me compare some Survey Monkey results at the state level to other results issued at about the same time:

AK: SM +8 Trump, Ivan Moore +10 Trump
AZ: SM +2 Trump, AZ Republic +1 Hillary
CT: SM +11 Hillary, Emerson +15 Hillary
FL: SM +2 Hilary, PPP +1 Trump
MD: SM +17 Hillary, OW +19 Trumps
MO: SM +9 Trump, Remington +9 Trump

I see a correlation in these results. This leads me to think CO and TX are competitive. Hillary has started advertising in AZ, so she thinks that state is in play. Hispanics, Never-Trumps and Gary Johnson open up possibilities for Hillary in the SW. On the other hand, the opportunities are there for Trump in the rustbelt. I suspect that if Trump continues to campaign as he has these past several weeks, he will defend our states that have come into play, and take a bunch of their states. I also suspect that Mike Pence could be just what Trump needs to bring the most of the Never Trumps home.

[TADSLOS]

I’m in Georgetown. Trump signs everywhere. Clinton signs - not so much. Non scientific observation indicates about 10-1. There is no way on God’s green earth that Clinton takes Texas.

[Dagnabitt]

The poison of Hispanic immigration will probably eventually flip Texas, but it hasn’t happened yet.

And that won’t spell the death of the USA. By the time Texas flips, Virginia, Florida and other former red states will make the Electoral College a lock for the Democrats. Much of that flipping will will come courtesy of third world migration.

“Poison” is a strong word to describe the results of hispanic immigration, but electorally it’s true. They vote majority for liberals everywhere they settle. (even FL Cubans do now) They hand the keys of power to America’s enemies like Obama and Clinton.

[TexasCruzin]

49% to 32% is 17 points lead for Trump. Not 16.

[Jane Long]

I’m not believing it, either!

I have Dem friends in El Paso who are voting for Trump!!

I haven’t seen ONE ILLary bumper sticker, or sign...from SE TX to Central TX, and all parts in between. (Unless you count the Liar, Liar Pantsuit on Fire sticker I saw in AUSTIN!!)

SOMEONE CALL BS ON THIS!!

[Nifster]

What is wrong with Texas. Abbot endorsed Trump. Is it butt hurt mess over Cruz. If so the folks need to get over it. There will be no country if Hillary wins

[EarlT357]

In other words: a self-selecting push poll designed tioo yield the result the pollster wanted! Thus, no margin of error since it is not a poll at all!