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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Aug 15, 2016, 08:45 AM Aug 2016

Five things that could still go wrong for Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton shouldn’t start preparing her inaugural address just yet. There are plenty of things that could trip up her campaign between now and Election Day, even if polls increasingly suggest she is on track to beat Donald Trump in a landslide.

Clinton has a significant advantage in recent polls both nationally and across battleground states. New polls from NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist on Friday put her in a dominant position in states that would be close in a normal election year. In Virginia and Colorado, for instance, Clinton led by 13 and 14 points, respectively.
But those polls came after a brutal stretch for Trump, and the race could tighten significantly heading into the fall.

Still, given the electoral map, Trump probably needs some larger development to change the trajectory of the race. Here are five scenarios that could improve Trump’s chances.

A debate disaster

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A hacking embarrassment

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Clinton voters stay home

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Clinton Foundation revelations

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A terrorist attack

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Full article:

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/291311-five-things-that-could-still-go-wrong-for-hillary-clinton

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Five things that could still go wrong for Hillary Clinton (Original Post) DonViejo Aug 2016 OP
"Bad thing that could happen: she gets less votes than she wants" Curtland1015 Aug 2016 #1
Bad grammar, too caquillo Aug 2016 #7
The Hill showing it's Republican colors Dem2 Aug 2016 #2
I made the mistake of reading the comments. Curtland1015 Aug 2016 #3
Lol. La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2016 #4
6. Space aliens could blow up her campaign bus. Curtland1015 Aug 2016 #5
A terrorist attack won't help Trump, no matter how much Republicans wish for it Democat Aug 2016 #6
Zombie Ronald Reagan appears on television and tells people to vote Trump... Spider Jerusalem Aug 2016 #8

Democat

(11,617 posts)
6. A terrorist attack won't help Trump, no matter how much Republicans wish for it
Mon Aug 15, 2016, 09:32 AM
Aug 2016

In case of real problems in the world, people want a real leader, not a joke like Trump.

 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
8. Zombie Ronald Reagan appears on television and tells people to vote Trump...
Mon Aug 15, 2016, 09:48 AM
Aug 2016

to bring about the End Times as foretold in prophecy? As long as we're spitballing wildly improbably scenarios, here...

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