2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: IF the polls in Utah say Trump then McMullin then Hill, should Democrat voters vote for McMullin? [View all]Shivaraja
(58 posts)Last edited Wed Oct 26, 2016, 01:50 PM - Edit history (1)
Utah hasn't voted Blue since 1964, and if Hillary has any hope of winning there, then chances are great that it's because she's about to landslide her way into office. Regardless, Utah was never on the menu for Dems. We never expected it, and do not need th state in this election.
But the race is tightening. On the 18th of this month, Clinton's national RCP lead peaked at 7.1 points http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/2016_elections_electoral_college_map_race_changes.html
Today, her RCP average in a 2-way race is 4.4 points.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/general_election_trump_vs_clinton-5491.html
That's a 2.7 point reduction in just 8 days, and we haven't even seen what the latest Obamacare rate hike news will do to those numbers.
Donald Trump, on the other hand, can't afford to lose a single Red state. All Utah voters have to ask yourselves whether it's more important to add a Utah notch to the Blue Belt, or to STOP TRUMP.
If I were voting in Utah, I know what I'd do...