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applegrove

(118,758 posts)
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 07:32 PM Jun 2018

Why a District Trump Won by 50 Points Is at Risk for GOP

https://politicalwire.com/2018/06/21/why-a-district-trump-won-by-50-points-is-at-risk-for-gop/

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Cook Political Report: “A coal country district that voted 73 percent to 23 percent for President Trump might sound like mission impossible for Democrats. Yet this race could turn out be one of the wildest of the cycle. A new Monmouth University poll shows Trump-voting Democratic state Sen. Richard Ojeda leading state Del. Carol Miller 43 percent to 41 percent for the seat Rep. Evan Jenkins vacated to run unsuccessfully for Senate.”

“GOP operatives admit the poll isn’t a fluke, and in this case a slight lead for a Democratic candidate makes some sense.”

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