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For many of us democrats who would have wanted someone else besides Clinton as the nominee, Comey's letter is of little consequence since most of us just CANNOT fathom an administration headed by the charlatan, Trump.
Nonetheless, as reported by the WashPost....here are some GOP pollsters' view of how the election will pan out, FBI letter or not.
âIâd characterize it more as Trump consolidating some of the available anti-Clinton vote as opposed to Clintonâs support eroding,â said GOP strategist Bruce Haynes. âNow the question is do people interpret this news in a way that raises enough doubts about Clintonâs judgment to cut into her number. Because itâs not enough for Trumpâs number to move up. Hers has to go down.ââŚ
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âOne thing that really hasnât changed is their âunfavorablesâ this entire campaign, hovering within 3-4 points of one another. And their âstrongly unfavorableâ have continued to grow: Heâs over 50 percent and sheâs almost at 50 percent,â said Ed Goeas, a GOP pollster in Washington. âBarring something like a true indictment of her or him being caught today fondling some woman, I just donât think anything is going to change the fundamentals, which favor Clinton.â
âItâs not just the electoral map,â Goeas continued. âThe thing about polling is: polling assumes both campaigns are equal. You look at quality of surrogates, money raised, ground game â she has an advantage in all that. So you basically have to look at the polling and say it reflects the worst-case scenario for her.â
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âShe was knocking on 400 electoral votes; thatâs going to slide back,â said Steve Schmidt, the GOP strategist who guided John McCainâs 2008 campaignâŚ.Schmidt now predicts Clinton winding up with somewhere between 338 and 350 electoral votes. âItâs just really unlikely that there is an undecided bloc of voters still weighing Hillary Clintonâs emails. I think everyone made up their minds a long time ago on that subject.â
Nonetheless, as reported by the WashPost....here are some GOP pollsters' view of how the election will pan out, FBI letter or not.
âIâd characterize it more as Trump consolidating some of the available anti-Clinton vote as opposed to Clintonâs support eroding,â said GOP strategist Bruce Haynes. âNow the question is do people interpret this news in a way that raises enough doubts about Clintonâs judgment to cut into her number. Because itâs not enough for Trumpâs number to move up. Hers has to go down.ââŚ
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âOne thing that really hasnât changed is their âunfavorablesâ this entire campaign, hovering within 3-4 points of one another. And their âstrongly unfavorableâ have continued to grow: Heâs over 50 percent and sheâs almost at 50 percent,â said Ed Goeas, a GOP pollster in Washington. âBarring something like a true indictment of her or him being caught today fondling some woman, I just donât think anything is going to change the fundamentals, which favor Clinton.â
âItâs not just the electoral map,â Goeas continued. âThe thing about polling is: polling assumes both campaigns are equal. You look at quality of surrogates, money raised, ground game â she has an advantage in all that. So you basically have to look at the polling and say it reflects the worst-case scenario for her.â
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âShe was knocking on 400 electoral votes; thatâs going to slide back,â said Steve Schmidt, the GOP strategist who guided John McCainâs 2008 campaignâŚ.Schmidt now predicts Clinton winding up with somewhere between 338 and 350 electoral votes. âItâs just really unlikely that there is an undecided bloc of voters still weighing Hillary Clintonâs emails. I think everyone made up their minds a long time ago on that subject.â