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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumClinton can all but sew up the election by the time the midwestern states' polls close!!
Looking at the Project 538 forecasts, when the polls in states in the Central Time Zone close, Clinton could have 243 of the 270 required electoral votes! At the same time, Trump will only have 161.
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Clinton can all but sew up the election by the time the midwestern states' polls close!! (Original Post)
George II
Oct 2016
OP
Everyone single one of us has to vote as if this were not a certainty.
The Wielding Truth
Oct 2016
#3
I hope they don't announce it so people will continue to vote as there are other issues and
uppityperson
Oct 2016
#6
misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)1. True because Trump won't get many more once he leaves the rust belt.
His numbers just can't compete from there on.
He better prepare a proper concession speech and just move on to his Trump Pravda Network & get ready for his pending court cases..
Cya.
The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)3. Everyone single one of us has to vote as if this were not a certainty.
The mad dogs will be out voting. We must our vote them!
rzemanfl
(29,565 posts)4. "Out" not "our?" n/t
sheshe2
(83,785 posts)5. I am so ready to vote.
Thanks George!
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)6. I hope they don't announce it so people will continue to vote as there are other issues and
positions on the ballot
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)7. Ohio and Iowa will be at best too early to call at that point.
And who knows what will happen in Florida.The election will be called when CA polls lose.
Demsrule86
(68,582 posts)8. I voted straight blue today in Ohio so did hubs...so exciting.
George II
(67,782 posts)9. Update - as of now, if things hold, she had at least 225 Electoral votes east of the Mississippi....
....only 45 short of the magic 270, with about 100+ more west of the Mississippi.
Orsino
(37,428 posts)10. I think she sewed it up in Cleveland. n/t
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)11. Dont forget the early vote too
My wife just voted a straight Democratic ticket for Hillary on down the line this morning!