I am NOT “calling” VA for Trump but here are the numbers:
*If 15% of blacks vote for Trump, and another 5% stay home, you’re looking a a shortfall of about 50-,000-60,000 voters.
*If, as I suggested earlier, the 18-24 student shortfall is 30% off 2018 levels, that’s another 40,000. That puts you at about 90,000-100,000 of the 125,000 voters Trump has to flip.
VA is challenging but doable—but Trump supporter turnout has to be significantly above 2016 levels.
My assessment is that Trump is gaining about 5% above 2016 in all regions and ethnic groups.
That would make Virginia way too close to call.