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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
No Democrat had a chance. She built a machine that would grind any traditional intra-party competition to dust. Bernie only got as far as he did because he was a dark horse running what was more a third party insurgency than a typical campaign.
Trump is still statistically tied with Hillary in OH and PA. But she's opening up a huge lead on him in FLA. This screwball actually had a chance. I don't know whether to say:
1. It's sad he's imploded, as it gives Hillary a claim to an utterly unearned mandate; or,
2. It was inevitable, as this man has proven he is a genius in certain areas and a staggering idiot in others... that he clearly lacks the flexibility and "intellectual bench" in his own head to win a Presidential race.
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Forget about the past, it's done. The message of Bernie is that even a schmuck from the stix could follow the obama playbook from 8 years earlier and win caucuses against hillary, but you need somebody with a little more on the ball to contest the big primaries.
For the general, this is the latest map based on data:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epo...llege_map.html
There are wayyyy more toss-up states than usual and some very funny "leaning" states. Texas and Mississippi?
There are very strong odds that Hill will win in a landslide and the Dems will take the Senate, but the interesting bets for people who like to bet longer odds are a bet on Trump to win in a squeaker upset and the dems to take the house in a wave. Both possible based on this map.
