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pnwmom

(109,636 posts)
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 06:04 PM Aug 2016

Sad New Poll Shows Trump And Clinton Basically Tied In Missouri

Last edited Tue Aug 23, 2016, 07:52 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Huffington Post

The Show Me State went to Republican candidates in the last four presidential elections.

Hillary Clinton is essentially tied with Donald Trump in red-tinted Missouri, according to a new poll.

Clinton garners 43 percent support to Trump’s 44 percent among likely Missouri voters in a Monmouth University poll that has a margin of error of 4.9 percent.

While the survey is strikingly bad news for Trump ― Missouri went for the Republican in each of the past four presidential contests ― it’s just one survey. Others show Trump ahead, and HuffPost Pollster tracking shows the conspiracy theorist-in-chief maintaining his advantage in the state.



Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-missouri_us_57bc71d7e4b03d51368addc7



Kudos to the headline writer.


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Sad New Poll Shows Trump And Clinton Basically Tied In Missouri (Original Post) pnwmom Aug 2016 OP
I cannot believe this. CurtEastPoint Aug 2016 #1
why? He's probably gonna lose 40 states! 7962 Aug 2016 #10
She should be ahead everywhere but I'm a Pollyanna, I guess! CurtEastPoint Aug 2016 #11
All in all good news, considering the state has leaned Rethug since 2000. forest444 Aug 2016 #2
The state house Rebl Aug 2016 #12
Not too bad. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #3
and rtracey Aug 2016 #4
The point is that even one poll that shows them statistically tied is a very good thing pnwmom Aug 2016 #7
yes rtracey Aug 2016 #16
How is that sad? jcgoldie Aug 2016 #5
It is satire gabeana Aug 2016 #6
The headline writer is mocking Trump's tweets, which often disparage people pnwmom Aug 2016 #8
I wouldn't lose my head over this. LiberalFighter Aug 2016 #9
Sad for who? left-of-center2012 Aug 2016 #13
The headline writer is being ironic. Trump loves to say things are sad. n/t pnwmom Aug 2016 #14
Oh well, you tried. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2016 #15
Then this is HUGE! n/t left-of-center2012 Aug 2016 #17
It IS! To get a tie in a very red state is YUUUGE! pnwmom Aug 2016 #18
"Editor’s note: Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar, rampant xeno jtuck004 Aug 2016 #19
Originally Huff Post announced that they would only be covering Trump as entertainment, pnwmom Aug 2016 #20

forest444

(5,902 posts)
2. All in all good news, considering the state has leaned Rethug since 2000.
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 06:12 PM
Aug 2016

Dubya won it by 3.3% in 2000 and 7.2% in '04; Obama nearly clinched it in '08 (lost by 0.1%), but then lost it by 9.4% the last time.

Given that trend, a tie sounds good.

Buckeye_Democrat

(15,070 posts)
3. Not too bad.
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 06:14 PM
Aug 2016

I saw a map of where Southern Baptists live, and I was amazed that there's so many of them in Missouri. If Clinton is tied there, it bodes well for elsewhere.

 

rtracey

(2,062 posts)
4. and
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 06:16 PM
Aug 2016

and whats your point... this state went republican last 4 elections......so its going Rep. As much as we want Hillary to win every state and every electoral college vote, she is not.... we want her to win the big states, Missouri is 10 votes.

pnwmom

(109,636 posts)
7. The point is that even one poll that shows them statistically tied is a very good thing
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 06:48 PM
Aug 2016

for a very red state.

 

rtracey

(2,062 posts)
16. yes
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 08:17 PM
Aug 2016

yes I will give that, but lets not panic, when a red state is leaning red.......

jcgoldie

(12,046 posts)
5. How is that sad?
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 06:38 PM
Aug 2016

If HRC is even close in redneck Missouri then this election will not be close.

pnwmom

(109,636 posts)
8. The headline writer is mocking Trump's tweets, which often disparage people
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 06:48 PM
Aug 2016

with the word "sad."

 

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)
19. "Editor’s note: Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar, rampant xeno
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 08:53 PM
Aug 2016
"Editor’s note: Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and birther who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims — 1.6 billion members of an entire religion — from entering the U.S....
"

*snort*

pnwmom

(109,636 posts)
20. Originally Huff Post announced that they would only be covering Trump as entertainment,
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 08:55 PM
Aug 2016

not as a serious political candidate.

But when they had no choice, they started adding that disclaimer.

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