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No Vested Interest

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25. "Suppressed" does not necessarily mean votes that were cast.
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 06:09 PM
Jan 2017

"Suppressed" can mean fewer early voting days, stricter registration rules, etc.
Under that measure, Rep Ryan could easily be correct.

"Such dishonest people, let me tell you." tenorly Jan 2017 #1
For someone so obsessed with his popularity... tinrobot Jan 2017 #2
He is very popular in Russia. LisaL Jan 2017 #7
Only his deplorable base love him, so he plays to THEIR wishes. And the tblue37 Jan 2017 #31
He's going to unite the country. Who knew. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2017 #3
Gallup often shows a conservative bias too. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #4
I agree. NOBODY on Trump's side is mentioning "approval numbers," which means they know anneboleyn Jan 2017 #16
Gallup often shows a conservative bias too. LenaBaby61 Jan 2017 #30
Locking jpak Jan 2017 #5
Trump is going to hate this Gothmog Jan 2017 #6
Is it possible for him to drop in Mexico? NCjack Jan 2017 #8
I just laughed out loud... VERY loudly. KittyWampus Jan 2017 #9
How tragic! CountAllVotes Jan 2017 #10
Meanwhile in Russia... FailureToCommunicate Jan 2017 #11
The key words there are "state pollsters." briv1016 Jan 2017 #12
send him out there bdamomma Jan 2017 #23
K&R! red dog 1 Jan 2017 #13
He was elected because of the things kytngirl Jan 2017 #14
There's a great quote from Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons... Drunken Irishman Jan 2017 #28
Not to be a jerk SCVDem Jan 2017 #15
Wow, that's a little over a point a day. Phoenix61 Jan 2017 #17
I wish I could believe in polls Lulu KC Jan 2017 #18
do not discount stolen election. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2017 #19
That doesn't make any sense fountainofyouth Jan 2017 #21
"Suppressed" does not necessarily mean votes that were cast. No Vested Interest Jan 2017 #25
there were suppression efforts where there are Republican governors. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2017 #26
I do not doubt it Lulu KC Jan 2017 #22
Nate Silver and the national polling was not that far off fountainofyouth Jan 2017 #20
Let me rephrase-- Lulu KC Jan 2017 #24
Most national polls were right. Hillary had a 2-3 point lead in 'em. She won by that margin. Drunken Irishman Jan 2017 #29
As Comrade Trump would say.... democrank Jan 2017 #27
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