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*****BREAKING MORNING CONSULT POLL***** CLINTON 52 TRUMP 47 (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 OP
Nice to see HRC punch through 50% Fahrenthold451 Nov 2016 #1
The dKos election forecast is 326-212, may need an upgrade before Nov. 8. Coyotl Nov 2016 #8
Go Hillary Go!! livetohike Nov 2016 #2
Thanks! Hillary cannot be losing NV if she's ahead by 5% molova Nov 2016 #3
Yay!! Lifelong Protester Nov 2016 #4
I honestly believe that is about where the aaaaaa5a Nov 2016 #5
Agreed! Democrats Ascendant Nov 2016 #7
No way Cosmocat Nov 2016 #11
Good point. aaaaaa5a Nov 2016 #13
YEP Cosmocat Nov 2016 #14
If the R's use that, padfun Nov 2016 #17
thankfully, Johnson, Stein, nor McMullin ericson00 Nov 2016 #15
yay mondonhill Nov 2016 #6
Welcome to DU, mondonhill! calimary Nov 2016 #18
voted mondonhill Nov 2016 #19
I totally get that "having nightmares" part. calimary Nov 2016 #23
Over 50%! workinclasszero Nov 2016 #9
Pushing undecideds Awsi Dooger Nov 2016 #21
Yep workinclasszero Nov 2016 #22
Why didn't they publish a 4 way number? Renew Deal Nov 2016 #10
right ... Cosmocat Nov 2016 #12
USDMXN down a lot since 4:00am too!! Lucky Luciano Nov 2016 #16
What was their last poll? triron Nov 2016 #20
 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
8. The dKos election forecast is 326-212, may need an upgrade before Nov. 8.
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 09:31 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.

Cosmocat

(14,564 posts)
11. No way
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 09:37 AM
Nov 2016

All due respect, there is going be a very substantive third candidate vote.

I can't see how Hillary breaks 50%.

aaaaaa5a

(4,667 posts)
13. Good point.
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 09:45 AM
Nov 2016

Clinton 50
Trump 46
Johnson 3
Stein 1

The third party number will continue to fall. 4% for a 3rd party vote is still pretty good historically. This scenario puts Clinton right at 50% and is very realistic.


Interestingly this also could be the third time a Clinton wins the presidency with less than 50% of the vote.

Cosmocat

(14,564 posts)
14. YEP
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 10:05 AM
Nov 2016

That was a saw all during the 90s, how Bill never broke 50% ...

They are going to be jackasses either way, but it would be nice to get to 50%.

padfun

(1,786 posts)
17. If the R's use that,
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 10:40 AM
Nov 2016

Tell them that Trump didn't get 50% of the R primary votes.

They say he got the most votes ever for a primary, but he also got the most votes against him in a primary.

 

ericson00

(2,707 posts)
15. thankfully, Johnson, Stein, nor McMullin
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 10:19 AM
Nov 2016

have billions to pour into 20 min infomercials like Ross Perot had. But the "not-a-majority" talking point rallied conservatives and spread their narrative in the media very well; that doesn't need to happen again.

Then again, had 9/11 not happened, Bush II would've continued to be dogged by the "less-than-plurality" or "not-the-highest-vote-getter" and he'd had been tossed in 2004. Of course then, had Gore not been denied the WH, he'd also have potentially dealt with the "not-a-majority" because he also won a plurality rather than majority.

calimary

(81,267 posts)
18. Welcome to DU, mondonhill!
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 12:01 PM
Nov 2016

I believe that! But EVERYBODY has to turn out and vote - either NOW, when early voting is possible, or next Tuesday.

If Democrats turn out, we win. It's as simple as the numbers. The numbers are with US. WE have the bigger numbers of voters and the demographics are shifting in OUR favor. If only we seize it, and put those numbers to work for us. Seriously! All we have to do is get up off our asses and go vote. President Obama would add - "don't boo. VOTE." Don't sit and complain and get depressed. Get yer ass out there and VOTE. And THEN you can come back, sit back down, and complain some more. BUT VOTE!!!!

I can guarantee - you won't like the results if you don't.

calimary

(81,267 posts)
23. I totally get that "having nightmares" part.
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 02:17 PM
Nov 2016

I don't have nightmares. But I'm not getting much (if any) sleep lately, either! TONS of Toss-'n'-Turn... It's freakin' MISERABLE!

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
21. Pushing undecideds
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 01:36 PM
Nov 2016

I mentioned this a few days ago. As election day nears the polling companies push undecideds to declare. That's why the combined percentage for the two major candidates rises sharply. It will show up in other polls also.

Lucky Luciano

(11,256 posts)
16. USDMXN down a lot since 4:00am too!!
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 10:27 AM
Nov 2016

Fox was spouting some bullshit about an impending indictment with regards to the Clinton Foundation overnight that pushed USDMXN to 19.55 almost.

My binary outcomes are USDMXN to 18 on a Clinton win and 22 on an orangefuck win. When USDMXN is at 20, the election is a toss-up under that model. Before the first debate it got to 19.9. On oct 25, it was around 18.5. So the move to 19.55 was very bad for Hillary's odds.

Since 4:00, $MXN has retreated to 19.23 - a very nice move for HIllary's implied odds of winning.

I would like to see 18.5 again though - I think we get congress too with that.

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