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Pay No Attention to the ‘Phantom Swings’ In Polls

November 3, 2016 · 9:01 am ET · Leave a Comment

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If it weren’t for the craziness of this election, we might notice that the 2016 presidential campaign is actually ending very much like the race four years ago. The Democrat holds a small lead while the Republican scrambles in the final days to flip traditional blue states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.

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