2016 Postmortem

rdking647

(5,113 posts) Tue Oct 18, 2016, 02:46 PM Oct 2016

clinton pulls to within 3 in texas!!!!!

come on Texas. Blue is so much better than red

Hillary Clinton has pulled within 3 percentage points of Donald Trump in the traditionally Republican stronghold of Texas, according to a poll released Tuesday from the University of Houston.

In a four-way poll of registered voters, Trump garnered a weighted 41 percent support and Clinton drew 38 percent — with a 3 point margin of error. Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson had 4 percent support and Green Party nominee Jill Stein saw 1 percen

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/18/texas-looks-like-a-battleground-as-clinton-pulls-within-3-points-of-trump-poll.html

another poll has her within 2

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clinton pulls to within 3 in texas!!!!! (Original Post) rdking647 Oct 2016 OP

If she can flip TX, then she can freely drop the M word as she will have earned it the hard way. LonePirate Oct 2016 #1

Texas borders Mexico...lots of Mexican Americans NoGoodNamesLeft Oct 2016 #2

Yeah, if they can GOTMV, it would be nice... Wounded Bear Oct 2016 #3

Her campaign announced yesterday an ad buy in Texas. tammywammy Oct 2016 #4

Oh, please, please, PLEASE!!!! hamsterjill Oct 2016 #5

No chance, but it is fun to imagine! :) nt LostOne4Ever Oct 2016 #6

A link to information on the poll for those interested. herding cats Oct 2016 #7

In my corner of Texas LT TX Oct 2016 #8

LonePirate

(13,431 posts)

1. If she can flip TX, then she can freely drop the M word as she will have earned it the hard way.

Reply to rdking647 (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 03:12 PM

Oct 2016

She will have a clear mandate by every measure.

NoGoodNamesLeft

(2,056 posts)

2. Texas borders Mexico...lots of Mexican Americans

Reply to rdking647 (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 03:17 PM

Oct 2016

I would not be at all surprised to see Clinton take Texas in light of Trump's hatred for Mexicans.

Wounded Bear

(58,726 posts)

3. Yeah, if they can GOTMV, it would be nice...

Reply to NoGoodNamesLeft (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 03:18 PM

Oct 2016

Texas should be blue.

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)

4. Her campaign announced yesterday an ad buy in Texas.

Reply to rdking647 (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 03:27 PM

Oct 2016

hamsterjill

(15,224 posts)

5. Oh, please, please, PLEASE!!!!

Reply to rdking647 (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 03:43 PM

Oct 2016

One Texan here who desperately wants this! Vote, Democrats! Vote in Texas and everywhere!

LostOne4Ever

(9,290 posts)

6. No chance, but it is fun to imagine! :) nt

Reply to rdking647 (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 04:05 PM

Oct 2016

herding cats

(19,568 posts)

7. A link to information on the poll for those interested.

Reply to rdking647 (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 04:12 PM

Oct 2016

http://www.uh.edu/class/hobby/texas2016/

LT TX

(104 posts)

8. In my corner of Texas

Reply to rdking647 (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 04:20 PM

Oct 2016

I have actually seen more Hillary signs than Trump. I live in a VERY red part of Texas & I normally see a ton of Republican signs.

Texas may not turn blue but it will be much closer than it has been in a long time.

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