The race never appeared close since they all believed it was going to be a blowout. Remember the shock, this was just to spy on the campaign and put the final touches on that blowout.
LOL. I remember. There were times though, and internal polling must have shown the gap tightening. Hence, "insurance policy" (FISA warrant) just in case Hillary lost. The leaking of info from warrentless snooping would be too easy to identify, and much easier to show as ultra vires than the same surveillance with a FISC warrant.
I don’t know about that. I can see bragging about a blowout in public while definitely being worried in private about a close lost. Just 24 hours prior Hillary’s campaign were sure enough to cancel the ‘fireworks’.
Was it conceit or concern why she stayed out of the blue rust belt States? Concern that it would actually hurt her nationally or so conceited that she that 4 states that Donald Trump where in the Bag for her.
Two things I distinctly remember about Trump’s Campaign. His “It’s rigged” claims probably saved him from losing a close election. His energy and relentless on target messaging during the closing days and weeks of the campaign made sure that all the polls were watched closely for irregularities.
Yes there was a tangible number of +% hidden votes for Trump.