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Hillary Clinton’s Electoral College lead could be vanishing, according to new polls
Vox ^ | September 26, 2016 | Andrew Prokop

Posted on 09/26/2016 5:26:35 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Just before the first presidential debate Monday night, a new round of polls has been released that should strike fear into the hearts of Democrats.

First off, the national race is looking very tight indeed. Democrats had hoped that Clinton had rebounded after a couple of respected polls last week showed her taking a 6-point lead over Trump. But the newest polls from major outlets — ABC News/Washington Post, Quinnipiac, and Bloomberg — show Clinton up 2, up 1, and down 2 to Trump in a four-way matchup that includes Gary Johnson and Jill Stein.

But what’s probably scarier for Clinton is that occasional polls are now coming out showing Trump leading Colorado — a state that has been a key part of Clinton’s most likely path to victory.

Indeed, this new round of polling has been enough to tip FiveThirtyEight’s “now cast” model, meant to show who would win the election if it were held today, into projecting a Trump win.

Keep in mind that FiveThirtyEight’s other two versions of its model still show an extremely narrow Clinton edge, and every other major model still gives Clinton the edge too, as you can see at the Upshot. So overall, Trump’s not the favorite yet.

But the Colorado news especially helps suggest a plausible path to an Electoral College victory for Trump, which he hasn’t had in some time, and suggests that what some have dubbed a “firewall” for Clinton may no longer be so secure....

(Excerpt) Read more at vox.com ...


TOPICS: Colorado; Campaign News; Polls; State and Local
KEYWORDS: clinton; colorado; donaldtrump; hillary; hillaryclinton; polling; polls; trump

1 posted on 09/26/2016 5:26:35 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Could be...? It is GONE!


2 posted on 09/26/2016 5:28:07 PM PDT by eekitsagreek
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Could be? As usual, Vox is a day late with its news.


3 posted on 09/26/2016 5:28:23 PM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Even Vox is letting the tow line slip away.


4 posted on 09/26/2016 5:28:37 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Vote Trump. Defeat the Clinton Crime Syndicate. Reset America.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Just wait ‘til after tonight. *Poof*


5 posted on 09/26/2016 5:28:39 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo ("To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society." - Teddy Roosevelt)
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To: eekitsagreek

6 posted on 09/26/2016 5:32:00 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard
Some Freepers are suggesting that we are going too far ahead of ourselves by dismissing MSM polls showing Hildebeast is always ahead. However, if their report on Hildebeast’s health is any indication, they would manipulate polls in a heart beat. I tend to believe that they have been discounting Trump support.
7 posted on 09/26/2016 5:33:32 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (alt.current-events.clinton.whitewater)
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To: ClearCase_guy
Hillary Clinton’s Electoral College lead could be vanishing, according to new poll.

Hillary Clinton could be vanishing, There, fixed it.

8 posted on 09/26/2016 5:36:55 PM PDT by Don Corleone (Oil the gun, eat the cannolis, take it to the mattress.)
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To: TADSLOS

Rofl yeah! I was pretty surprised when I saw this story was by Vox...


9 posted on 09/26/2016 5:38:08 PM PDT by Voluntaryist
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Her chances in Colorado are going to pot?


10 posted on 09/26/2016 5:41:06 PM PDT by TruthWillWin (The problem with socialists is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
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To: TADSLOS

lol

but do they also only write news about him in the entertainment section like huff post did.


11 posted on 09/26/2016 5:41:15 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The LSM is still pretending we believe their BS polls.


12 posted on 09/26/2016 5:43:37 PM PDT by uncitizen (JFK: The first victim of the New World Order)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Tighter and tighter the election becomes - otherwise the DNC media would have to admit Trump is ahead.

Paging Xeno....

13 posted on 09/26/2016 5:44:12 PM PDT by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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To: uncitizen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk_ni92SEoM


14 posted on 09/26/2016 5:44:16 PM PDT by 1_Inch_Group (Country Before Party)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ultimately it depends on the outcome the Sultan prefers.


15 posted on 09/26/2016 6:38:07 PM PDT by arthurus (Hillary's campaign is getting shaky)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ultimately it depends on the outcome the Sultan prefers.


16 posted on 09/26/2016 6:38:15 PM PDT by arthurus (Hillary's campaign is getting shaky)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

No kidding. Those sharp ones at Vox are only weeks behind.


17 posted on 09/26/2016 7:26:58 PM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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