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2016 Postmortem

LAS14

(15,168 posts) Mon Oct 17, 2016, 05:55 PM Oct 2016

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So how big does a lead have to be to be better than "slim???"

CNN - "A handful of polls released Monday show that Hillary Clinton is leading Donald Trump in the key battleground state of Virginia, and has a slim lead in other key states, including Colorado, Florida, and Pennsylvania."

4 way race

CO - Clinton 45, Trump 37

PA - Clinton 47, Trump 41

FL - Clinton 48, Trump 44

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So how big does a lead have to be to be better than "slim???" (Original Post) LAS14 Oct 2016 OP

Clinton - 150% Trump - 1% whistler162 Oct 2016 #1

That sounds about right. SharonClark Oct 2016 #7

In VA she is leading him by 15. So I guess at least 10? LisaL Oct 2016 #2

Has to be HUGE ... otherwise Hillary is a weak candidate. JoePhilly Oct 2016 #3

The FL lead is slim dsc Oct 2016 #4

Clinton 100, Trump 0 DemonGoddess Oct 2016 #5

whistler162

(11,155 posts)

1. Clinton - 150% Trump - 1%

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Oct 17, 2016, 05:56 PM

Oct 2016

SharonClark

(10,463 posts)

7. That sounds about right.

Reply to whistler162 (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 17, 2016, 08:11 PM

Oct 2016

LisaL

(47,191 posts)

2. In VA she is leading him by 15. So I guess at least 10?

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Oct 17, 2016, 05:56 PM

Oct 2016

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)

3. Has to be HUGE ... otherwise Hillary is a weak candidate.

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Mon Oct 17, 2016, 05:57 PM

Oct 2016

dsc

(52,910 posts)

4. The FL lead is slim

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Oct 17, 2016, 05:57 PM

Oct 2016

barely outside the MOE but the others aren't.

DemonGoddess

(5,126 posts)

5. Clinton 100, Trump 0

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Oct 17, 2016, 05:58 PM

Oct 2016

and they'll STILL call it narrow for the damn horse race mentality

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