CNN Arizona and North Carolina Polls: AZ: Trump +5 NC: Clinton +1

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Best news in a long time.

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Best news in a long time.

Best news? AZ looking competitive and NC going narrowly for Clinton while the states he actually needs are completely out of range?

Well, Trump has no chance of winning sadly, but I want a reason to believe that he is at least as acceptable a candidate as scum like Romney. Leading by 7 in Arizona (head-to-head as you all always use) and an exact tie in North Carolina is about all I can ask for. It simply means there is a Republican problem even more than a Trump problem. which is a very good thing.

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Incumbency advantage is worth a few points...

McCain is a 5-term Senator.

Trump is also outperforming local races in Indiana and Missouri. The latter features a Republican touted as a potential national contender somehow. These races do not indicate the story of how Trump will be perceived, and my hope is that that perception will be as a man who built on what Romney did but was locked out of the electoral college. Weaker opponent, oh well.