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2016 Postmortem

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

38. Utah is a long shot blue possibility this year.

Reply to kwolf68 (Reply #34)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 10:05 AM

Jul 2016

Romney is anti-Trump and Utah was the strongest Romney state in the country. That combination could reslt in enough Utah Republicans voting for Gary Johnson to throw the state into Hillary's column.

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Go ahead and call me crazy, but this could be the map we see on Election Night [View all] RandySF Jul 2016 OP

Certainly a possible scenario. BainsBane Jul 2016 #1

Yes it is RonniePudding Jul 2016 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author BainsBane Jul 2016 #6

But I think we win OH and MI. Now you can call me crazy. nt glennward Jul 2016 #18

But not Kansas or Nebraska BainsBane Jul 2016 #20

I agree with all of those. Aristus Jul 2016 #26

OK, you're crazy. highprincipleswork Jul 2016 #2

Hello from Winthrop, Maine. MarianJack Jul 2016 #3

This Mainiac concurs! Old and In the Way Jul 2016 #7

Your "worst case" is mathematically impossible. Jim Lane Jul 2016 #16

I stand corrected. Old and In the Way Jul 2016 #46

yeah, no way Maine is going to be red eShirl Jul 2016 #42

Aloha from Blue Hawaii! Cha Jul 2016 #5

Bringing my longboard so I can pick up passengers!!! NCTraveler Jul 2016 #24

Aloha, NCTraveler~ Cha Jul 2016 #28

OK, you're nutty as fruitcake... MrScorpio Jul 2016 #8

Based on his gut feeling from talking to so many people there Michael Moore Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2016 #35

Wishful thinking... Chicago1980 Jul 2016 #9

There is a chance for Utah to go blue. MohRokTah Jul 2016 #36

Do we really believe that HRC will not carry Arkansas??? Firebrand Gary Jul 2016 #10

Larry Sabato's Berlin Expat Jul 2016 #11

Arizona is quite a long shot. I don't think we have gone Blue since Clinton in 96. kairos12 Jul 2016 #12

We could go blue if guns are not a major campaign issue LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #43

Kansas, you're killing me. B Calm Jul 2016 #13

I wouldn't be surprised to see BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #14

With a strong GOTV effort in Ohio JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #15

I think Ohio will go blue as well Maeve Jul 2016 #22

a blue KS and NE - I stopped looking after seeing that DrDan Jul 2016 #17

Yep Cosmocat Jul 2016 #21

Randy, Kansas alone proves this is 100% incorrect. Nt Logical Jul 2016 #19

You're Crazy! Michigan will not go for Trump! John Poet Jul 2016 #23

I live in Kansas citood Jul 2016 #25

Way too much blue on that map GulfCoast66 Jul 2016 #27

I'm hearing Ohio is souring on Trump after the shitstorm.... Historic NY Jul 2016 #29

If people were called crazy because of their political opinions ... rock Jul 2016 #30

Ohio and Michigan will be blue, maybe Texas and Missouri too. See Goldwater 1964. L. Coyote Jul 2016 #31

He's not going to win Maine Android3.14 Jul 2016 #32

A few issues.. DCBob Jul 2016 #33

I hope so. Demsrule86 Jul 2016 #40

Kansas? LMAO Utah? Another LMAO Nebraska? Another LMAO kwolf68 Jul 2016 #34

Utah is a long shot blue possibility this year. MohRokTah Jul 2016 #38

A way to win without Ohio treestar Jul 2016 #37

I do not see Ohio going red. Demsrule86 Jul 2016 #39

I would also say Demsrule86 Jul 2016 #41

Sorry but no way. forjusticethunders Jul 2016 #44

Don't count Indiana out AwakeAtLast Jul 2016 #45