Elizabeth Warren: âGet this, Donald: Nasty women are tough. Nasty women are smart. And nasty women vote.â https://t.co/RvU6qnJr8s
â Joshua Chavers (@JoshuaChavers) October 24, 2016
In case you haven't been paying attention, the Most Stressful Election of All Time has weirdly become Xanax Xanadu, at least when it comes to the White House. Even Republican boogeyman Karl Rove "said on Sunday on Fox News that he no longer believed Mr. Trump had a realistic path to victory against Mrs. Clinton." Actual quote: "I donât see it happening." Sucks not having the threat of gay marriage to scare voters with, as you did in 2004, eh Karl?
Clinton's lead is so strong (particularly among women), and Trump's prospects do dismal, that Clinton is out there campaigning for Senate races, including North Carolina, where my mom livesâmy mom who was undecided two weeks ago about who to vote for, but has since chosen Clinton. (Phew!)
Mrs. Clinton is going beyond seeking simply a victory over Mr. Trump, asking voters to strengthen her hand in Congress and repudiate not just Mr. Trump but also Republicans who have accommodated or endorsed him.
After lashing Senator Patrick J. Toomey of Pennsylvania in a speech on Saturday, Mrs. Clinton urged voters at an outdoor rally on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C., to elect a Democratic governor and to turn Senator Richard M. Burr out of office.
Calling Mr. Burrâs Democratic challenger, Deborah Ross, âexactly the kind of partner I need in the United States Senate,â Mrs. Clinton upbraided Mr. Burr for failing to reject Mr. Trump...
It is a sign of the extraordinarily lopsided nature of the presidential race that, even in a Republican-controlled state like North Carolina, Mrs. Clinton is in a position to exhort voters to hand control of the Senate to Democrats.
Sorry for such a long blockquote, I'm just having such a good time reading national politics stories today.
Washington Post has a headline today that reads:
What a headline. Within the story below that headline, the Post gets a little crazy with exclamations:
Arizona and Utah, two states that haven't voted for a Democratic presidential nominee since 1996 and 1964, respectively, are toss ups! Texas, the one large-population state that has long been considered solidly Republican is within mid-single digits! States like Colorado and Virginia â swing states in the last two elections â aren't even real opportunities for Trump anymore!
Okay, this glee is starting to stress me out.
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