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The new Trump is still lying in Virginia. (Original Post) GreatCaesarsGhost Aug 2016 OP
He looks like he's going to have a heart attack MattP Aug 2016 #1
Virginia is doing fine gwheezie Aug 2016 #2
He said he is self funding! MattP Aug 2016 #3
You must be mistaken left-of-center2012 Aug 2016 #4
Been saying that a lot Duckhunter935 Aug 2016 #7
Wait so he was only on msnbc and cnn was on a rerun MattP Aug 2016 #5
The itinerary is very important BlueStreak Aug 2016 #6

gwheezie

(3,580 posts)
2. Virginia is doing fine
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 06:35 PM
Aug 2016

This guy doesn't know what state he's in. The only problem Virginia has is the gop.legislature due to districting.

 

BlueStreak

(8,377 posts)
6. The itinerary is very important
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 07:08 PM
Aug 2016

Normally this stuff isn't very important before Labor Day. But Trump is so far behind, he has to treat every day like it is the stretch drive.

So look at where the candidates are. PA, OH, MI, and CO look very difficult for Trump. If he can't take any of those, then really, his only path involves taking AZ, FL, NC, and VA -- and even that isn't enough.

So although he is way behind in VA, he has no choice but to try to close the gap in VA, NC and FL. Trump and Pence have events scheduled in VA, OH, TX, IA, and PA. That's right, Texas (Austin). Trump is having to defend Texas. Nate Silver has Trump up by only about 5 points in TX (adjusted for pollster reliability.)

Hillary has an event scheduled in OH, but she is using August mostly for fund-raising under the theory "If your opponent is busy shooting himself in the foot, don't get in his way." We'll see what her itinerary looks like after Labor Day. She should be refreshed.

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