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The reason this race is so close right now is because there are more voters in the suburban areas

Not sure what that means. Has the Richmond suburban population grown relative to the rest of the district?

This is my own district. I live in Fredericksburg, which is growing pretty rapidly from the looks of things. There's construction all over the place and traffic seems worse every year. It has lots of people who commute to DC and the surrounding DC suburbs. I wonder if most of the recent arrivals are voting Democrat.

FiveThirtyEight gives Brat about a 70 percent chance to win his reelection bid.

Is this good news or bad news?

1 posted on 09/25/2018 9:48:36 AM PDT by lasereye
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To: lasereye

4.9 MOE? Suspect. Going to check out survey fundamentals. Sounds fishy.


2 posted on 09/25/2018 9:50:24 AM PDT by StAntKnee (Add your own danged sarc tag)
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To: lasereye

November 8, 2016


3 posted on 09/25/2018 9:51:27 AM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: lasereye

It says that they interviewed “potential” voters. Does that mean likely or not.


6 posted on 09/25/2018 9:58:18 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: lasereye

99% chance of her winning!

Just like they predicted for HilLiARy


7 posted on 09/25/2018 9:59:05 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
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“This is my own district. I live in Fredericksburg...”

I spent several days in Fredericksburg about twenty years ago. Visited some CW battlefields. Liked the feel of the town. It didn’t have that NoVa feeling. I remember back then thinking “I could move and live here”. One of my favorite memories was grabbing a copy of The Washington Times and walking up to the platform of the railroad depot, sitting on a bench with a Coke and unwinding after a long day of touring. I’d sit and watch some of the trains as they went by. It was nice.

But from what I’ve been reading over the last few years, it looks more and more like Fredericksburg is becoming a NoVa exurb.


8 posted on 09/25/2018 9:59:07 AM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: lasereye

Is this good news or bad news?

FAKE NEWS!


10 posted on 09/25/2018 10:00:22 AM PDT by TheNext (Anonymous Source)
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To: lasereye

Monmouth University Polling Institute
National
Clinton Leads by 6 Points
Monday, November 07, 2016
Most expect Clinton to win, few believe system is rigged

West Long Branch, NJ - Hillary Clinton is currently ahead of Donald Trump by 6 points among likely voters.

https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/monmouthpoll_us_110716/
_________________________________________

Just for historical reference


13 posted on 09/25/2018 10:01:38 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
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To: lasereye

Anything that has university in I would not believe. Especially when the subject is against a Republican.


16 posted on 09/25/2018 10:03:08 AM PDT by Harpotoo (bEING A SOCIALIST IS A LOT EASIER THAN HAVING TO WORK LIKE THE REST OF us.)
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To: lasereye

Monmouth U. just telling Liberal judges where to draw the new redistrict lines to make the seat safe Democrat.


17 posted on 09/25/2018 10:03:23 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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Uh-oh.

Brat is one of the best of the good guys.


18 posted on 09/25/2018 10:06:15 AM PDT by karnage
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Likely voters has it tied. He is likely ahead by 1 point.
19 posted on 09/25/2018 10:06:18 AM PDT by cowboyusa (America Cowboy UP!)
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To: lasereye

5pts in Sept isn’t bad at all. GOP makes up ground in Oct.


20 posted on 09/25/2018 10:06:30 AM PDT by fortheDeclaration
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To: lasereye

Brat signs have just started showing up in the last two weeks, I would say - lots of large signs (street corners, etc.). Spanberger signs have been up on people’s lawns for the last two months, at least. Brat is VERY active in the community - attends several events a weekend, so he is out shaking hands & rubbing elbows with his constituents. He also visits a lot of businesses (owners & employees), most of whom if not all are doing much better in the Trump economy. TV Ads are also starting to run for Brat and he’s got ‘walkers’ out in neighborhoods going door to door. I think he’s getting his campaign kicked into gear now & that would be just as this poll was taken so he could be somewhat stronger than what the poll is showing. Lots of libs in his district (which I believe has changed some since the last election) and the comments on his facebook page from the Left are just the absolute vilest, nasty stuff. Brat has been fabulous in representing his constituents so far and I hope most decent folks will recognize that and re-elect him. I’m sure his seat has been targeted by the Dems.


25 posted on 09/25/2018 10:17:05 AM PDT by Qiviut (McCain & Obama's Legacy in two words: DONALD TRUMP!)
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To: lasereye

Don’t forget: Monmouth was one of the pollsters, as I recall, who asked for the “youngest voter in the home.” (!!)


26 posted on 09/25/2018 10:20:55 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: lasereye

Bull shit try again.


28 posted on 09/25/2018 10:22:30 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberal is lies.)
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To: lasereye

NYT polling has Brat hanging in there.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/elections-polls.html

in fact, all the Repubs in true tossup districts are hanging in there. In fact most are leading narrowly.

I like the way the NYT Sienna polling is done. They are disclosing a lot about the impact of various turnout scenarios on their estimates.


32 posted on 09/25/2018 11:03:36 AM PDT by Reverend Wright (I am a Putin bot. And I approve this message.)
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To: lasereye

Lots of northeastern liberals moved here from NJ, NY, CT, MA voting to turn VA into the mess they left behind.


35 posted on 09/25/2018 2:15:38 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: lasereye; Fedora

Oh look, Spanberger is CIA. And a Democrat... another Valerie Plame type, no doubt.
Does anyone think it odd that there are so many political CIA types?

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/meet-former-cia-spy-abigail-spanberger-got-her-080703123—abc-news-topstories.html


37 posted on 10/25/2018 12:54:05 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offVey pered here free of charge.)
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And she’s a gungrabber type... of course.


38 posted on 10/25/2018 12:55:29 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offVey pered here free of charge.)
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