Three weeks to go until the Presidential Election of 2016, and it seems clear, by public opinion polls,that Donald Trump’s support in “Red” states is hemorrhaging rapidly.
His mishandling of the sexual assault allegations has turned many Republicans against him, and his condemnation of Republican leadership, including Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, is damaging his ability even to hold on to the loyal Republican states.
So we have evidence that the following states are possible pick ups by Hillary Clinton:
North Carolina
Georgia
Arizona
Utah
Indiana
Missouri
South Carolina
Texas
Alaska
Mississippi
Kansas
Nebraska (or at least the Omaha area)
One can be quite certain that many of these states will, in the end, still back Donald Trump, but by a much smaller margin than for Mitt Romney in 2012 or John McCain in 2008.
But the first four on the above list look ripe for being picked up by Hillary Clinton and the Democrats.
I will post an entry close to the election on my final projections, and I remind my readers that, independent of Nate Silver in 2012, I projected, as he did, the precise electoral vote distribution-332-206.
I also will publish my projection on History News Network, and will be on radio with Jon Grayson of CBS St Louis, KMOX 1120 AM, Overnight with Jon Grayson, one of the radio shows I have been on, and posted on the right side of the blog, on Election Night at 1 AM ET on November 9, a few hours after the polls have closed, to comment on the results.
Michael Moore has an anti-Trump film. http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/19/politics/michael-moore-trumpland/index.html
Trump is telling his supporters to monitor the polls on Election Day. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/19/us/politics/donald-trump-voting-election-rigging.html?_r=0
Wise words from President Obama to Trump yesterday: Stop whining.
I liked Senator Warren telling The Donald today to put on his big boy pants even better!