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NewsCenter28

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Thu Nov 3, 2016, 07:51 AM Nov 2016

Astonishing article on state of 2016 electoral college race for us junkies

It's by one of the best, Ron Brownstein who knows his stuff inside out and has been around forever, and is relatively positive for us:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/11/trump-clinton-electoral-college/506306/

The Clinton team’s decision to focus so much more attention on states that it wants to win—as opposed to those it believes it needs to win—represents one of the central, if often unremarked upon, choices of the 2016 election. It has allowed her to play offense for most of the general election, while forcing rival Donald Trump to spend most of his energy defending states more indispensable to his strategy than to hers.

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Astonishing article on state of 2016 electoral college race for us junkies (Original Post) NewsCenter28 Nov 2016 OP
dKos election forecast is 326-212: Coyotl Nov 2016 #1
That looks pretty excellent! Madam45for2923 Nov 2016 #3
Very interesting information there! Madam45for2923 Nov 2016 #2
 

Coyotl

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1. dKos election forecast is 326-212:
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 08:44 AM
Nov 2016
forecast Hillary Clinton 323 Trump 215 Electoral Votes

http://elections.dailykos.com/app/elections/2016/office/president



Hopefully, turnout will turn OH blue too. Latinos may make the difference in Texas. They are already turning Fl, AZ and NV blue.
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