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The electoral map is definitely moving in Donald Trump’s direction
WaPo ^
| 4 Nov 2016
| Chris Cillizza and Aaron Blake
Posted on 11/04/2016 4:48:31 PM PDT by mandaladon
The last week has been a tough one for Hillary Clinton. Last Friday's announcement by FBI Director James Comey that emails considered pertinent to the investigation into Clinton's use of a private email server had been discovered accelerated a bump in Donald Trump's poll numbers that had begun before that news hit.
National polling was the first to tighten the WaPo-ABC Tracking Poll showed the Democratic presidential candidate up three points on Friday but swing-state polling has followed suit. CNN, as of Friday morning, even had Clinton below 270 electoral votes for the first time in a long time.
We at The Fix aren't there just yet. But we are making three changes in our electoral-map ratings all of which favor Trump.
The biggest move is Ohio from toss-up to lean Republican. The Buckeye State, which went for Barack Obama in each of his two races, has long been one of the friendlier swing states for Trump, thanks in large part to its older and whiter (as compared with the country as a whole) population. The last two polls in the state have shown Trump up five points, and the RealClearPolitics polling average gives the Republican nominee a 3.3-point edge. That fits more with our lean category than our toss-up one. Clinton isn't giving up on the state, however she'll be in Cleveland on Sunday.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida; US: New Hampshire; US: North Carolina; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: 2016polls; 2016swingstates; clinton; donaldtrump; electoral; electoralmap; hillary; hillaryclinton; polls; trump; trumpbump
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It must be really painful for the WaPo to report this.
To: mandaladon
CNN of all people are down on Hillary. That’s the oddest thing of all, it seems.
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posted on
11/04/2016 4:50:42 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: mandaladon
Clinton continues to show weaknesses in the closing days. She trails Trump by five points on the question of which candidate is more honest and trustworthy, and she no longer holds a significant lead among those who have already voted nationwide. And among those who have not voted yet, Trump supporters are more likely to say they are following the contest very closely, suggesting they may turn out at higher rates.----Turn out will be the key.
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posted on
11/04/2016 4:51:43 PM PDT
by
mandaladon
(It's always good to be underestimated. ~Donald Trump)
To: mandaladon
I’ve never seen a map walk.
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posted on
11/04/2016 4:52:10 PM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: mandaladon
Which means the fraud machine will be off the charts. Trump is smart..sue the hell out of everyone with even a hint of cheating, fraud.
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posted on
11/04/2016 4:52:25 PM PDT
by
rainee
(Her)
To: HiTech RedNeck
Very odd...and it sure seems like Fox News is confident Clinton will win...My head hurts
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posted on
11/04/2016 4:52:34 PM PDT
by
halo66
To: HiTech RedNeck
MAYBE they're reporting all this "Good News For Trump" to give the voters a sense that they don't have to go to vote for Trump.
He's already got it made.
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posted on
11/04/2016 4:53:43 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: mandaladon
Someone better tell FOX.
They will be the LAST ones on election night to call it for Trump.
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posted on
11/04/2016 4:54:17 PM PDT
by
LS
("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
To: halo66
Fox isn't confident. They are calling it a squeaker.
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posted on
11/04/2016 4:54:29 PM PDT
by
fhayek
To: Fiddlstix
Feint in different direction huh
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posted on
11/04/2016 4:54:49 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: HiTech RedNeck
Not unless they have access to the internals on the polling. If so, you may see them thoroughly soused on Election Night even before the returns start.
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posted on
11/04/2016 4:55:04 PM PDT
by
bigredkitty1
(March 5, 2010. Rest in peace, sweet boy. I will miss you, Big Red.)
To: HiTech RedNeck
Considering it’s CNN....I say it is possible....
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posted on
11/04/2016 4:56:53 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: LS
Make that b*tch Megyn Kelly have to utter the most beautiful words to be heard all evening: President-Elect Donald J. Trump. We can then watch her head explode.
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posted on
11/04/2016 4:57:31 PM PDT
by
bigredkitty1
(March 5, 2010. Rest in peace, sweet boy. I will miss you, Big Red.)
To: fhayek
Well...the Fox panel mostly had their bets at 70 - 30 Clinton. I don’t call that a squeaker...
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posted on
11/04/2016 4:57:57 PM PDT
by
halo66
To: mandaladon
Cilizza is an assclown. Utah is not a toss-up, NC does not lean Clinton, PA and MI are right now toss-ups, NV is a leans Trump and CO is a toss-up. Nice fantasy map by Cilizza.
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posted on
11/04/2016 4:58:49 PM PDT
by
usafa92
(Trump 2016 - Destroying the GOPe while Making America Great Again!!)
To: mandaladon
It isnt just moving, We are jerking that map towards Trump!
To: halo66
FNC is GOP-e channel. They are Never Trumpers.
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posted on
11/04/2016 5:02:25 PM PDT
by
TMA62
(Al Sharpton - The North Korea of race relations)
To: mandaladon
If many here are to be believed, Hillary was really never in the lead Electorally. We’ll find out in four days whether they were correct all along.
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posted on
11/04/2016 5:03:47 PM PDT
by
CatOwner
To: halo66
Ireland will win but Krum will catch the snitch.
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posted on
11/04/2016 5:04:14 PM PDT
by
Mercat
(Men never do evil so fully and cheerfully as when they do it out of conscience.” (Blaise Pascal))
To: Mercat
The latest projected 2016 electoral map resembles the 2014 midterm map....
......when the Democrats got slaughtered (smirk)......
2014 map is Congressional results.
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posted on
11/04/2016 5:15:19 PM PDT
by
Liz
(Experience is a dear teacher, but fools will learn at no other. Benjamin Franklin)
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