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Trial Balloon · Ep. 191: Blue Wave Update

Could Trump Scramble Electoral Map?

March 7, 2016 · 6:45 am ET · 105 Comments

Politico: “The Electoral College landscape has been fairly stable over the past four presidential elections: 40 states have voted for the same party in every race since 2000. But Trump’s candidacy – and a unique base of support that’s carried him to victory in places as varied as Alabama and Massachusetts — is raising the prospect of a scrambled November landscape that features long-time Democratic strongholds in play and states that have been firmly Republican for a half-century in jeopardy.”

The Hill: “Democrats on Capitol Hill are starting to get worried about Donald Trump. Once convinced that a Trump nomination would be a godsend for their party, some are now warning that a general election fight against the billionaire tycoon will be anything but a cakewalk.”

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