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kentuck

(111,098 posts)
Wed Nov 2, 2016, 11:53 PM Nov 2016

There was a report yesterday of Republican women voting in Florida for Hillary.

Some pollster has studied it very closely and said 28% of Republicans were voting for Hillary Clinton?

If that is true, that could make the difference in the election. God forbid that we end up with the Florida "solution" again.

But it is comforting to think that there are some sane Republicans still left? It might end up with the Republican women voters saving our Republic? Even though they would put a Democrat, a woman, in the White House, it would be a deed of great social conscience.

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There was a report yesterday of Republican women voting in Florida for Hillary. (Original Post) kentuck Nov 2016 OP
I hope beyond all hope this is the case. I truly do. I hope it is ultimately WOMEN... Raster Nov 2016 #1
I thought it was grabber Nov 2016 #3
Yeah, that was on Larry O'Donnell last night... Wounded Bear Nov 2016 #4
It was 28% of early voters, but 15% of Republicans overall. That 15% strikes me as possible. Zynx Nov 2016 #5
I hope it's true, too… regnaD kciN Nov 2016 #6
I am counting on the women to save us, guys world wide wally Nov 2016 #7

Raster

(20,998 posts)
1. I hope beyond all hope this is the case. I truly do. I hope it is ultimately WOMEN...
Wed Nov 2, 2016, 11:56 PM
Nov 2016

...that send the sexual predator packing and back to his dark tower.

grabber

(42 posts)
3. I thought it was
Wed Nov 2, 2016, 11:58 PM
Nov 2016

Cuban Americans which I thought would be the case due to Trumps dealings with Castro in the 90s.

Wounded Bear

(58,660 posts)
4. Yeah, that was on Larry O'Donnell last night...
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 12:02 AM
Nov 2016

obviously, if that trend continued to the rest of the nation, it would be an epic beatdown of Trump. Probably won't continue at those levels, but.....

Lately there have been discussions about a potential "shy Trump" vote that would belie and overturn the current polling, which is virtually all in Clinton's favor. I suspect, like most Repub projections, that they fear a "shy Clinton" vote, in which Repubs are afraid to discuss openly what they really think of their candidate, and by extension their party, but in the sanctity and anonymity of the voting booth, will punch the button for Clinton. It's one reason I still pretty much expect a landslide in the 350 EV range, at least.

Yeah, I'm kind of betting that there are a few sane Repubs left in our great country.

regnaD kciN

(26,044 posts)
6. I hope it's true, too…
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 12:05 AM
Nov 2016

…still, it seems like a very high number. I remember, back in 2004, that certain Republicans decided to tell exit pollsters they'd voted for Kerry, just to mess up the exit polls. I hope that isn't happening again on a larger scale.

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