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Related: About this forumYes, Clinton Is Still Ahead
Yes, Clinton Is Still Aheadhttps://politicalwire.com/2016/09/06/yes-clinton-is-still-ahead/
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Nate Silver: Clintons ahead, by a margin of about 3 percentage points in an average of national polls, or 4 points in our popular vote composite, which is based on both national polls and state polls. While the race has tightened, be wary of claims that the election is too close to call that isnt where the preponderance of the evidence lies, at least for the moment. If one candidate is ahead by 3 or 4 percentage points, there will be occasional polls showing a tied race or her opponent narrowly ahead, along with others showing the candidate with a mid- to high single-digit lead. Weve seen multiple examples of both of those recently.
In swing states, the race ranges from showing Trump up by 1 point in Iowa to a Clinton lead of about 6 points in her best states, such as Virginia. Thats a reasonably good position for Clinton, but it isnt quite as safe as it might sound. Thats because the swing states tend to rise and fall together. A further shift of a few points in Trumps favor, or a polling error of that magnitude, would make the Electoral College highly competitive.
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Yes, Clinton Is Still Ahead (Original Post)
applegrove
Sep 2016
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democrattotheend
(11,607 posts)1. I am just as happy to have the race be too close to call
Enthusiasm is on their side this election, not ours. The sad reality is that Trump's supporters are more excited to vote for him than most Democrats are to vote for Hillary. I am very afraid of Democrats getting complacent and either not voting or voting third party. So I am very happy to have the race "too close to call." I would rather be pleasantly surprised on Election Night.
applegrove
(118,808 posts)2. Oh I agree the left needs to think it is close to get the vote out. In fact I believe the Dems lost
the 2004 election because exit polls announced Dems were ahead by the early afternoon and so Dems stayed home (dems being people who have to feed the kids, get a babysitter, pay them, in order to get to the polls after work).
democrattotheend
(11,607 posts)3. But I thought most Dems were welfare queens?
Who vote early in the day because they, unlike Republicans, don't have jobs that keep them busy until the evening?