UVA's Larry Sabato: Under Clinton/Trump Match-Up, North Carolina Leans Democrat PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 01 April 2016 05:25

RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - A leading political analyst says North Carolina will go blue in the fall presidential election under a Hillary Clinton/Donald Trump match-up.

Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia revised his Electoral College prediction map this week, turning North Carolina from "Leans Republican" to "Leans Democratic."

"Over the years we’ve put much emphasis on the seven super-swing states: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Virginia. While some will fall to the Democrats less readily than others, it is difficult to see any that Trump is likely to grab. In fact, four normally Republican states (Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, and Missouri) would be somewhat less secure for the GOP than usual. North Carolina, which normally leans slightly to the GOP, would also be well within Clinton’s grasp in this election after being Mitt Romney’s closest win in 2012," writes Sabato.

Read his entire analysis and see the full map at centerforpolitics.org.

 
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