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J. J.
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« on: November 11, 2016, 11:31:01 PM »
How did nearly everybody fail to predict at somewhat strong Trump victory?

Seriously, everybody, the posters here, the pollsters, and apparently both campaigns.

In looking at PA and MI in particular, did anyone predict this?
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« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2016, 11:55:06 PM »
See the 500+ threads already made about this.
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J. J.
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« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2016, 01:26:57 AM »
Where? 
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« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2016, 09:35:12 AM »
Quote from: J. J. on November 11, 2016, 11:31:01 PM
How did nearly everybody fail to predict at somewhat strong Trump victory?

Seriously, everybody, the posters here, the pollsters, and apparently both campaigns.

In looking at PA and MI in particular, did anyone predict this?

I predicted both PA and MI.
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« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2016, 02:28:49 PM »
Clinton was the ethically challenged candidate and voters were looking to wipe the sleight clean of ethics and pollsters were looking at stances on issues except Terrorism that Dems lead GOP on.

So they predicted a Clinton victory, a Biden or a Bernie Sanders could have won.
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« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2016, 11:38:01 AM »
I saw Michigan as a sleeper, but in no way could I have predicted this.
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