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In reply to the discussion: This Donald thing is starting to blow up. [View all]40degreesflaps
(88 posts)...carrying everything they currently hold and the other guys being so exposed in 2018? I wouldn't think they're too concerned.
Sabato was talking about this. What happened in November was a big goddamn deal. Yuge!
I've been saying for years that Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida would decide the race and they did in a very big way. Politico ran a story just a few weeks ago discussing how Obama called Hillary after Florida fell, telling her to concede. If you carry them both, you can't lose because they're so big and remain the most important of the swing states. Obama had to know. She never performed in Iowa and the party still nominated her. It was a lethal mistake.
Michigan and Wisconsin were a shock. Arizona, given the dog and pony show Trump put on there was also somewhat of a surprise. I figured he was screwed but Bubba showed in large numbers and there is no reason to believe that will not happen in 2020.
It's called a realignment. We see these every so often. It's not the United States of California and Massachusetts.