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Offline kevindavis007

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Poll: Trump only ahead by 6 in Texas
« on: August 16, 2016, 05:54:02 pm »

Hillary Clinton is within 6 points of Donald Trump in Texas, according to a new poll released Tuesday, as the Democratic presidential nominee continues to make inroads in traditionally red states.


Trump, the Republican nominee, has 44 percent support in the state to Clinton's 38 percent, according to a survey by the liberal-leaning Public Policy Polling (PPP).


The Lone Star State has gone Republican in the last nine presidential elections.
The result is the latest in a string of poor poll numbers for Trump. Recent surveys have shown him down big in battleground states such as Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Virginia, and trailing by smaller margins in Ohio and Florida.


He also has been getting slimmer-than-expected leads in traditional GOP states such as Georgia, Arizona and Utah.


The formerly deep-red Texas has been on Democratic wishlists for years, as the party believes the increasing Hispanic population will eventually flip the state into Democratic hands.


Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson had 6 percent support, and Green Party nominee Jill Stein had 2 percent. Evan McMullin, the former GOP House staffer who just announced his independent bid, polled at 0 percent.


Read More: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/291580-trump-leads-by-6-in-texas
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Re: Poll: Trump only ahead by 6 in Texas
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2016, 06:02:11 pm »
Texas and Utah are in play, great job Trump. lol.
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Re: Poll: Trump only ahead by 6 in Texas
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2016, 06:06:20 pm »


Trump has a good chance of losing Texas.
« Last Edit: August 16, 2016, 06:11:02 pm by catfish1957 »
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Re: Poll: Trump only ahead by 6 in Texas
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2016, 06:09:31 pm »
Well... he's got three more months to turn Texas blue.

Maybe he can tell Hispanic voters that their mothers are all prostitutes?  He's already called them all criminals and rapists...
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Re: Poll: Trump only ahead by 6 in Texas
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2016, 06:12:50 pm »
Being up by only 6 at this point is very bad for Trump.

There's something known as the "bandwagon effect" in a presidential race.  People tend to do something because other people are doing it.

Those who aren't hard partisans  look at who's winning and, this far out, will go with the winner, especially if Hillary expands her lead.

There will be little Trump can do to change the trajectory once this bandwagon effect kicks in.  It's likely to kick in much earlier this cycle than any other.
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Re: Poll: Trump only ahead by 6 in Texas
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2016, 06:15:19 pm »
Quote from: http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2015/PPP_Release_TX_81616.pdf
Public Policy Polling surveyed 944 likely voters from August 12th to 14th. The margin of error is +/-3.2%.

If Trump is struggling in Texas then this election was over in April.


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Re: Poll: Trump only ahead by 6 in Texas
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2016, 07:43:55 pm »
Quote from: catfish1957 on August 16, 2016, 06:06:20 pm

Trump has a good chance of losing Texas.

I really, really hope Trump loses Texas.  Texans owe it to Ted Cruz.
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Re: Poll: Trump only ahead by 6 in Texas
« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2016, 07:49:13 pm »
Would anyone have believed this time last year that Texas would be close?  What an insane -- and discouraging -- election cycle we are living in.

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Re: Poll: Trump only ahead by 6 in Texas
« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2016, 07:56:38 pm »
We'll be down to Battlegrounds Idaho and Wyoming at this rate.

Thanks, Trump backers.
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Re: Poll: Trump only ahead by 6 in Texas
« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2016, 07:59:33 pm »
Quote from: Polly Ticks on August 16, 2016, 07:49:13 pm
Would anyone have believed this time last year that Texas would be close?  What an insane -- and discouraging -- election cycle we are living in.

The worst in my lifetime.  This coming blowout is going to be of Johnson-Goldwater proportions.  The level-headed of GOP voters knew this going in.  But "NO," we were told... "We're all ANGRY," they said!  "Trump will win in a landslide," we heard!

Truly a disaster of epic proportions.  If Trump had any sliver of real patriotism.. if he really cared about this country, he'd exit now and turn the campaign over to Pence.
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Re: Poll: Trump only ahead by 6 in Texas
« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2016, 08:06:30 pm »
Quote from: sinkspur on August 16, 2016, 06:12:50 pm
Being up by only 6 at this point is very bad for Trump.

There's something known as the "bandwagon effect" in a presidential race.  People tend to do something because other people are doing it.

Those who aren't hard partisans  look at who's winning and, this far out, will go with the winner, especially if Hillary expands her lead.

There will be little Trump can do to change the trajectory once this bandwagon effect kicks in.  It's likely to kick in much earlier this cycle than any other.

At this point.....I intend to vote down ballot (as you have previously stated you would do) and abstain from voting for Trump/Pence.  And I am advising all of my friends and relatives to do the same.   Whether Trump wins Texas or not, he will still lose to Hillary, IMO.  So it's really moot.
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Re: Poll: Trump only ahead by 6 in Texas
« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2016, 08:40:48 pm »
Quote from: HonestJohn on August 16, 2016, 06:09:31 pm
Well... he's got three more months to turn Texas blue.

Maybe he can tell Hispanic voters that their mothers are all prostitutes?  He's already called them all criminals and rapists...

His only campaign office in Texas is an Austin mailbox
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