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Originally Posted by RunningOnFaith
Its true that popular vote doesn't really count, but if Obama where to win by 6 points as the gallup poll currently has him up by......it would be virtually impossible for him to lose the electorial college. Clinton beat Bush 41 by 5 points and won over 350 electoral votes.
Only when the popular vote victory is extremely narrow.........does it become likely that the popular vote winner could conceivably lose the electoral college
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Running.. I hear you and I understand 100%.
Keep in mind though, that the realclearpolitics.com poll is highly regarded because is is a "poll of polls". Because all polls are prone to error, RCP averages all the major polls (including Gallup) to give a more accurate view.
Gallup's 6% margin is irrelevant right now. The RCP average still has Obama up by only 2% at this time, which is not a big deal 7 weeks away from the elections, and before the debates even begin.
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