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SoLeftIAmRight

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Mon Jan 18, 2016, 02:37 PM Jan 2016

VOTE – Smart – some thoughts – and a request for “real” information.

VOTE – Smart – some thoughts – and a request for “real” information.

I will assume that the goal is to put Clinton or Sanders in the White House.

How?

A win in Florida (29 electoral votes), historically, would mean game over.

Can Hillary or Bernie win Florida?
What do we know about this?

Other “swing” states?

Pennsylvania - 20
Ohio - 18
North Carolina - 15
Virginia -13
Wisconsin - 10
Colorado - 9
Iowa - 6
Nevada - 6
New Hampshire - 4



What do we know about these?
Most head to head polls are Clinton v different bad guys – very few Sanders v BG's


Can Clinton or Sanders win enough of these?

What about the other states?
In what ways do they matter in the nomination process?

My vote in Colorado will most likely be for Sanders – but...

I do not have enough information on how the swing states might go in the general election – who can shed some light on this question?


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