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forest444

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2. All in all good news, considering the state has leaned Rethug since 2000.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

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.

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Sad New Poll Shows Trump And Clinton Basically Tied In Missouri [View all] 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