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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forum538's "Now Cast" on 8/4/16 shows Hillary at 88.6% and Trump at 11.3%. (Also, scroll down...
http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/#nowAlso, scroll down and look at the proportional map of the US (each state re-sized based on the number Electoral College votes). That's a very reassuring image too!
I've always HATED the fact that the reddest of red-states have so many square miles, which make a standard map of the US appear to be totally awash with Trump voters.
The visual effect of all those empty (less populated) acres can be a depressing sight, if you're a visually-oriented person like I am. Fortunately, the numbers and actual data (when presented visually) help to get me focused and centered again.
#StrongerTogether
Go, Hillary! Beat Trump!
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538's "Now Cast" on 8/4/16 shows Hillary at 88.6% and Trump at 11.3%. (Also, scroll down... (Original Post)
NurseJackie
Aug 2016
OP
in a month it will be 95% chance for hillary.....and the odds of retaking congress will be
beachbum bob
Aug 2016
#2
PeteSelman
(1,508 posts)1. Ninety-seven days to go.
We need to act like those numbers are reversed. We can't sleep on this.
I wish we could vote today.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)2. in a month it will be 95% chance for hillary.....and the odds of retaking congress will be
way up too.....that is AS IMPORTANT
ismnotwasm
(41,998 posts)4. Yes
The down ticket wins help get victories in congress
Jerry442
(1,265 posts)3. The estimated odds of Trump winning...
...are only a little lower than those of losing one turn of Russian Roulette with a six-shooter with one live round in it.
Still way out of my comfort zone. I'd prefer zero. Zero would work for me.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)5. That's a disturbing (and motivating) way to look at it.
Response to Jerry442 (Reply #3)
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