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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 11:05 AM Feb 2019

An Early Electoral Vote Forecast


February 28, 2019 at 9:03 am EST By Taegan Goddard

Kyle Kondik at Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball offers an initial Electoral College forecast with 248 electoral votes leaning Republican, 244 leaning Democratic, and 46 votes in the Toss-up category.

Key takeaway: “Much of the electoral map is easy to allocate far in advance: About 70% of the total electoral votes come from states and districts that have voted for the same party in at least the last five presidential elections.”

“The omissions from the initial Toss-up category that readers may find most surprising are Florida and Michigan.”

Make your own assumptions with our new interactive Electoral Vote Map.

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https://politicalwire.com/2019/02/28/an-early-electoral-vote-forecast/
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An Early Electoral Vote Forecast (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2019 OP
In other words, way too damned close to even feel the slightest bit bullwinkle428 Feb 2019 #1
Should be required reading for everyone on DU Bradshaw3 Feb 2019 #2
This system is really a huge block to democracy. BSdetect Feb 2019 #3

bullwinkle428

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1. In other words, way too damned close to even feel the slightest bit
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 11:08 AM
Feb 2019

of confidence that defeating MF45 next year is going to be some kind of walk in the park.

Bradshaw3

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2. Should be required reading for everyone on DU
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 11:37 AM
Feb 2019

The swing states in the electoral college are all that matters and that has to factor into our choice for the 2020 nominee.

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