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Which state do you think polls will get most wrong? (Original Post) molova Nov 2016 OP
I think New Hampshire is not really that close and Hillary will win it idziak4ever1234 Nov 2016 #1
+1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Dawson Leery Nov 2016 #13
TX RandySF Nov 2016 #2
I hope it's Ohio. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #3
Me too! Kber Nov 2016 #4
I'm going with Nevada molova Nov 2016 #6
Exactly my thought too BumRushDaShow Nov 2016 #7
Texas Xipe Totec Nov 2016 #5
Maryland.... 4139 Nov 2016 #8
alaska unblock Nov 2016 #9
Nevada... Drunken Irishman Nov 2016 #11
+1 nt aaaaaa5a Nov 2016 #28
You didn't say swing state bluegopher Nov 2016 #12
Florida mcar Nov 2016 #14
New Hampshire for me.. Wounded Bear Nov 2016 #15
I wish I could agree with you shopgirl Nov 2016 #20
I hope you're right about Fl Lindalouuu Nov 2016 #30
Welcome to DU! mahina Nov 2016 #31
Any state with a high hispanic population could be a surprise Quixote1818 Nov 2016 #16
Florida Sancho Nov 2016 #19
We have been blue GulfCoast66 Nov 2016 #34
Texas NoGoodNamesLeft Nov 2016 #22
That's the way I see it too. mahina Nov 2016 #33
For her to win Texas (much less win it big), the polls would have to be *WAY* off. Garrett78 Nov 2016 #36
Alaska Awsi Dooger Nov 2016 #23
I would go with Alaska too. Old Terp Nov 2016 #24
Georgia Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #25
Lots of early voting too greymattermom Nov 2016 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author NightWatcher Nov 2016 #26
Easy. Nevada. They get this state wrong all the time. aaaaaa5a Nov 2016 #27
Nevada, coz it it ain't close nt geek tragedy Nov 2016 #35
Either Georgia or Arizona musicblind Nov 2016 #37
OHIO Botany Nov 2016 #38
Nevada...it was close in the polls in 2012, but Obama won easily BluegrassDem Nov 2016 #39
My guess is Florida lanlady Nov 2016 #40
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BumRushDaShow

(130,549 posts)
7. Exactly my thought too
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 08:08 PM
Nov 2016

Although they seem to keep hedging on NV and FL and I really think they are underestimating the early voting (and who is voting during early voting).

Xipe Totec

(43,905 posts)
5. Texas
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 08:07 PM
Nov 2016

Because Texan women have had enough of the Cheeto. And Latinos. And African Americans, and just about every voter class that does not wear a white hood to their club meetings.

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
11. Nevada...
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 08:10 PM
Nov 2016

They seem to always under-poll support. They had Obama winning it in 2012 3% and he won it by 7%. In 2008, they had Obama winning by 6.5 and he won it by 12.5. In 2010, they had Angle beating Reid by 2.7% and he won the state by 5.6%.

bluegopher

(87 posts)
12. You didn't say swing state
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 08:11 PM
Nov 2016

so I'll say Minnesota. It shows up as light blue sometimes, but I honestly think Trump will get shellacked here, by 8-10 at least.

Wounded Bear

(58,845 posts)
15. New Hampshire for me..
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 08:22 PM
Nov 2016

the media has been pushing the "closing" meme, but I don't buy it. Too well educated to really go with Trump.

shopgirl

(23 posts)
20. I wish I could agree with you
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 08:56 PM
Nov 2016

I live in Massachusetts, 5 minutes from the New Hampshire border. Not only are there many "educated" people in New Hampshire who will vote for Trump, but so will many in Massachusetts. I work in a law office, and I would estimate that 80% of the people in my office are voting for Trump. I know people think of Massachusetts as a liberal utopia, but there are plenty of crazy tea party types here too.

I'm hoping that Florida will be the surprise. In fact, I hope that it's not even close. If Florida goes for Clinton in a big way, I think that will be a sign that we're looking at a possible landslide. I don't want Trump to just lose. I want him to be humiliated (although he's too much of a narcissist to really feel shame). As much as I wanted McCain and Romney to lose, I didn't feel like this. Trump's coarseness, his disdain of anyone not like him, not to mention his treatment of women repulse me in a way I never could have predicted.

Bottom line is that roughly 50% of this country has lost their minds. Such a crying shame.

Lindalouuu

(91 posts)
30. I hope you're right about Fl
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 10:04 PM
Nov 2016

And I hope trump gets totally and bigly dumped. I want Florida to go blue so badly. I don't have anyone to talk to about this. It seems that everyone around me is that percentage who has lost their good sense and common decency and is voting for orange boy. I'm going to lose mind.

Quixote1818

(29,082 posts)
16. Any state with a high hispanic population could be a surprise
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 08:39 PM
Nov 2016

Hispanics are pissed this election cycle, coming out in record numbers and they tend to be way under polled. So Nevada is probably in the bag and Texas, Arizona could surprise. Also, surprisingly Florida and Georgia have a lot of Hispanics.

Sancho

(9,073 posts)
19. Florida
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 08:55 PM
Nov 2016

Ground game, Hispanics, repub GRITS (girls raised in the South) crossing over and voting for Hillary, Cubans jumps out of the GOP rut...Florida could go blue!

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
34. We have been blue
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 10:26 PM
Nov 2016

The last 2 cycles and the demographics are even better now. Not enough angry white guys left.

 

NoGoodNamesLeft

(2,056 posts)
22. Texas
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 09:14 PM
Nov 2016

Almost 30% of eligible voters are Latinos. The turnout is higher than ever among Latinos with record numbers of first time voters. They used to lean kinda conservative...but they are NOT going to lean Trump's way. Lots of non-Latinos have Latino family members...husbands, wives, in laws, children, grandchildren, etc.

I think Trump and Republicans are going to get spanked hard in Texas and nationally, I don't think they even see it coming.

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
36. For her to win Texas (much less win it big), the polls would have to be *WAY* off.
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 10:35 PM
Nov 2016

I hope you're right, but I don't think Texas is quite ready to go blue.

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
23. Alaska
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 09:18 PM
Nov 2016

I'll always predict Alaska polls to sharply overstate Democratic support. It's been going on since I started betting on politics in 1996.

The model has been terrible and since it's not a priority state with many polling companies working to get it right, the model remains terrible.

Old Terp

(464 posts)
24. I would go with Alaska too.
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 09:29 PM
Nov 2016

Large Alaska and Native American population and lots of small businesses. I think Trump stiffing people will play with them. Global warming is a real thing the further north you go.

Response to molova (Original post)

aaaaaa5a

(4,667 posts)
27. Easy. Nevada. They get this state wrong all the time.
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 09:39 PM
Nov 2016

The Hispanic vote in NV. is always undercounted.

 

BluegrassDem

(1,693 posts)
39. Nevada...it was close in the polls in 2012, but Obama won easily
Sat Nov 5, 2016, 04:58 AM
Nov 2016

I remember the shock when they called Nevada right after the polls closed in 2012. Before then, most polls had it tied or Romney winning it.

lanlady

(7,138 posts)
40. My guess is Florida
Sat Nov 5, 2016, 07:05 AM
Nov 2016

Pollsters undercount Latinos (or so I've heard) and the Latino vote will put Hillary over the top. Fingers crossed anyway!

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