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kentuck

(111,051 posts)
Sat Nov 5, 2016, 05:41 PM Nov 2016

Something to ponder...

The pundits are mostly saying this presidential race is very close. And up to this point, they are correct.

But, in my opinion, we have to take into consideration the type of voters that have voted thus far.
In total, about 39 million people have cast their ballots thus far. That is a far reach from the total in the last election when Obama won by about 5 million votes, 65 million to 60 million. That means a lot of people still have to vote.

Also, we might think that the most passionate voters in both Parties have rushed to the polls to vote early, except in those states that have all mail in ballots?

For the race to remain close for the remainder of the election thru Tuesday, we might assume that the present voting patterns will continue as they have been up to this point.

In my opinion, they will not.

The remaining Republican voters will give their ballot much more thought than the ones that have voted thus far? Many will not vote for Donald Trump. Many will vote for Hillary Clinton. Or not vote at all?

From now to Tuesday, Hillary should begin to slowly pull away with this election, in my opinion. Donald Trump has, more or less, already shot his wad. His remaining supporters are much more skeptical of him than the Trumpsters that have voted up to this point.

Donald Trump has peaked already. Hillary still has a long way to go.

What does it mean? In my opinion, it means that Hillary may win a lot more states than what has been predicted so far. Even states like Ohio are probably very much in play.

Just my opinion.

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