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Alhena

(3,030 posts)
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 05:39 PM Oct 2016

This may be the best election news I've heard so far ... link

Nothing against polls, but give me real voter/registration data in battleground states any day of the week. The Florida hispanic voter info alone makes this seem over- Trump can't win without Florida:

Internally, the Clinton team is closely watching — and cheering — early voting and registration figures in strategically imperative battlegrounds.

In Nevada, they’re pointing to huge Democratic turnout, including in Las Vegas’ Clark County, over the first two days of early voting, compared to anemic performance among Republicans. In Arizona, a 20,000 vote deficit for Democrats at this point in 2012 has turned into a 1,000 vote lead now. In Colorado, the number of registered Democrats recently overtook the number of registered Republicans for the first time ever. And in Florida, Republicans entered the week only ahead of Democrats by 1.7 percent, compared to a 5.3 percent lead at this point four years ago. That's largely on the back of a 99 percent increase in Latino voting compared to this time in 2012.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/hillary-clinton-big-win-2016-squash-rigged-talk-230247#ixzz4O2c1C2TC
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This may be the best election news I've heard so far ... link (Original Post) Alhena Oct 2016 OP
good Angry Dragon Oct 2016 #1
That's great, as long as they get to the polls and vote MiniMe Oct 2016 #2
The Florida number regards mail-in ballots. Dems will surge ahead in in-person early voting. RBInMaine Oct 2016 #3
That's how to rig an election, huh? Get the voters out to vote! George II Oct 2016 #4
Gotta think that the newly registered Ds will vote. Why else would they register? Fahrenthold451 Oct 2016 #5
KNR Thank you! Lucinda Oct 2016 #6

George II

(67,782 posts)
4. That's how to rig an election, huh? Get the voters out to vote!
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 08:10 PM
Oct 2016

As the days go by, I'm thinking more and more that Clinton will get closer to 400 Electoral Votes. That would be beautiful.

Fahrenthold451

(436 posts)
5. Gotta think that the newly registered Ds will vote. Why else would they register?
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 08:21 PM
Oct 2016

Not to mention the fact that Trump is hated so profoundly in the Latino community. They're motivated.

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