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Old 08-29-2016, 10:36 AM   #274
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Well I am now beginning to be a bit confused by Nate Silver's model.

This morning, a new poll from OH predictive insights shows Clinton narrowly ahead in Arizona:
http://email.connectstrategic.com/t/j-73630F4BD52B12D8

Slight adjustment for house effect makes this a 1 point Trump lead, in a state Romney carried by double digits, and which hasn't gone for a democrat since forever.

The effect of this poll on the "polls plus" forecast is that Trump's chances of winning have slightly increased. That makes no sense to me: a universe where Clinton is within a hair's breadth of carrying Arizona is a world where she carries Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada easily.

Maybe someone can explain to me how that poll is actually good news for Trump?
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