Trump has more votes than Hillary in the swing states

[Csainvestor]

Hillary backers always point to the fact that she has more votes than Trump. But she got those votes from blue states.

Hillary got more votes than Trump in blue states.
Trump got more votes than Hillary in swing states.

Hillary ran up the popular vote count over Bernie in the red states, but Trump will win those red states.

The vast majority of Hillary votes came from the red states. Does anyone think Hillary will win the red states against Trump?

Forget the popular vote for Hillary, It looks like Trump will win the electoral college very easily.

[Jackie Wilson Said]

1. In an election where all Americans of legal age are allowed to vote, Drumpf cant win, period.

[Csainvestor]

2. you are wrong

the popular vote count doesn't matter.

the electoral college matters. And Trump has more votes than Hillary in the swing states.

[Jackie Wilson Said]

4. So a wager? Even money, here is the wager, if it is Drumpf vs Hillary

we bet, even money, as I said.

How much are you in for?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

23. Talk is cheap. Loser eats dirt...I'll take the Hill...

Think I am fake... I will meet you at MacArthur Park in Westlake the day after the election.

[frylock]

25. Come at me, bro.

[emulatorloo]

26. Trump/Cruz will never be President for the same reason Sarah Palin isn't VP

[Zynx]

3. And how is Bernie doing in those swing states?

His vote totals in Ohio, Florida, Virginia, and North Carolina aren't so good.

[NCTraveler]

5. Might want to think this out to the next logical step. Nt

[Csainvestor]

7. Not looking good for Hillary

I don't see how to read this any other way.

[Codeine]

9. And even less so for St Bernard. nt

[Csainvestor]

12. I am discussing the GE

I am not talking about Bernie. So why bring him up?

[Codeine]

14. Because he's the alternative to Clinton.

And because it irritates you.

[Csainvestor]

16. no it doesn't.

i do wonder about a GE matchup between Hill and Trump.

She won't win that match going by what we have seen so far.

[Codeine]

19. She'll destroy him.

It'll almost be sad.

[Csainvestor]

20. how can you believe that going by vote totals so far?

Trump looks like he is going to win the electoral college.

Hillary will win the popular vote, no question.

[NCTraveler]

13. " I don't see how to read this any other way."

That in itself is what I get to take away from this.

[Csainvestor]

15. Is Hillary going to win

NC, Ohio, SC, or Texas?

Trump came in second, and he still got more votes than Hillary in Ohio.

[NCTraveler]

28. Please keep thinking it through. Nt

[SidDithers]

6. Hillary has more votes than Bernie in the swing states...nt

Sid

[Csainvestor]

10. I'm bringing up the talking point which hillary voters use

it doesn't matter that she has more votes than trump.
Most of those votes came from either blue states, or because Trump was running against many candidates in the early red states.

The red states where Hillary ran up her vote count is a useless stat for the GE.

[Zynx]

18. She actually has more votes in FL. She also got more votes in Virginia.

Carrying those two is sufficient.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

27. And North Carolina

[Codeine]

8. So go vote for Trump and stop bothering us. nt

[Csainvestor]

11. why get angry at me?

i never said i would vote for Trump, and that isn't my point.

I am just talking about the facts. Does it matter how many votes Hillary won in the south, when we know Trump will sweep the south in the GE.

Why do you wish to ignore the facts?

[msongs]

17. your opinion on the future is not a fact. btw she will do better than bernie could in any event nt

[RockaFowler]

21. In what Swing States??

Florida - Hillary had more votes than Trump
H. Clinton 64.4% 1,097,400
D. Trump 45.7% 1,077,221

Michigan - Hillary had more votes than Trump and lost the Primary
H. Clinton 48.3% 576,795
D. Trump 36.5% 483,751

How about Texas??
H. Clinton 65.2% 935,080
D. Trump 26.7% 757,618

Read more: http://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president#ixzz46Pi35NqJ
Follow us: @politico on Twitter | Politico on Facebook
http://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president

[Csainvestor]

24. see how tight those races were?

You are neglecting to take into account how many more votes would trump get if he wasn't running in such a competitive field.

You don't really think Hill will take texas do you? Trump would have had more votes if Cruz wasn't in the race. Same goes for Florida and Michigan with Kasic etc.

[Blue_In_AK]

22. She won't win Alaska

but we're only three electoral votes that won't matter to anything. It's kind of liberating really.

[DemocracyDirect]

29. Something happened in Ohio, Florida, and possibly New York...

... where it seems like a large number of independents registered as Republican...

to vote for Kasich and Trump (who outperformed in these states).

It's just a sample but we could lose a lot of independent votes across the nation if Hillary is our nominee.

[Onlooker]

30. THE OP IS WRONG; EXPLAIN YOURSELF!!!

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2016/primaries

Arizona: Trump had 14,000 more than Clinton and 80,000 more than Sanders
Florida: Clinton has 20,000 more votes
Illinois: Clinton doubled Trump
Michigan: Clinton had about 100,000 more votes than Trump
Minnesota: Clinton had about 3x as many votes as Trump
Missouri: Trump had 70,000 votes than either Clinton or Sanders
New Hampshire: Trump had more votes than Clinton
North Carolina: Clinton had 150,000 more votes than Trump
Ohio: Trump had 40,000 more votes than Clinton and 200,000 more than Sanders
Virginia: Clinton had about 150,000 more votes than Trump
Wisconsin: Clinton had about 40,000 more votes than Trump

[JoePhilly]

33. + 1

[Stallion]

31. Recognized Expert Larry Sabato Has Clinton Routing Trump 347-191

and winning all the contested states. This is based on actual head-to-head state polls


http://www.270towin.com/maps/crystal-ball-2016-electoral-college-ratings

[thesquanderer]

32. Were those swing states' primaries open or closed? i.e. could independents vote?

If they were closed, those primaries give no indication of how the independents might swing the state's vote, and so don't give much of a clue as to who is likely to win the state.

However, if both the Dem and Republican primaries were open in those states, and Trump did better than Clinton, that wouldn't bode well.

[MadBadger]

34. Can you post the numbers to back up your claim?

I don't think you are right.