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2016 Postmortem

speaktruthtopower

(800 posts) Sun Nov 6, 2016, 10:02 AM Nov 2016

Very difficult to objectively call this one.. [View all]

because both candidates have unusual cross-over appeal (or the opposite thereof as the case may be) and turnout is unpredictable and hard to model in the polling.

Trump is going to some of the Reagan Democrat vote. I think it comes down to whether the soccer moms, etc. who traditionally vote Republican but find Trump unacceptable actually get out and vote for Hillary or sit on their hands.

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Very difficult to objectively call this one.. [View all] speaktruthtopower Nov 2016 OP

So much bullshit, so little time! Squinch Nov 2016 #1

lol.. but somehow they manage. Cha Nov 2016 #7

They do, but I always have to wonder why they do. I would think fishing or photography might Squinch Nov 2016 #10

They do it because it makes them feel good to be a part of the machine that spreads Nay Nov 2016 #36

lol, I've noticed an increase in these posts over the last week... sarae Nov 2016 #16

Their concerns and Red Hats are noted. SwankyXomb Nov 2016 #40

lolz obamanut2012 Nov 2016 #6

Has a GOP candidate ever been disowned by so many in his own party? randome Nov 2016 #9

Reagan democrats are dixiecrats and haven't voted dem in years JI7 Nov 2016 #11

I see very few Democrats crossing over to Trump. Extremely few. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2016 #13

soccer moms ? it's not the 90s anymore JI7 Nov 2016 #15

Personally, I think it's all going to come down to the Whigs. Those guys are always hard to read. Squinch Nov 2016 #29

Wut? jcgoldie Nov 2016 #17

Very easy to call this one. Trump needs to win all toss up states upaloopa Nov 2016 #19

That's what the data shows paleotn Nov 2016 #27

Not hard for me--HRC has led virtually every poll since the conventions book_worm Nov 2016 #22

Hate to break it to you paleotn Nov 2016 #23

Cool story bra! nt Guy Whitey Corngood Nov 2016 #24

Trump has unusual cross-over appeal? demmiblue Nov 2016 #25

Yes. The soccer moms (not to mention women, latinos, people of color and people with Squinch Nov 2016 #28

How any democratic candidate could not win pangaia Nov 2016 #30

There is NO crossover appeal for Trump. duffyduff Nov 2016 #32

Can we just ban the pro-Trump trolls Democat Nov 2016 #35

Mother's little helper must be kicking in for the morning . Say wah? lunasun Nov 2016 #38

Whats a Raygun democrat? workinclasszero Nov 2016 #39

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