“If you have ever sat in a focus group in a swing state, you are 100% certain that most soft partisans make up their minds on who to vote for based on things that are totally outside of an understanding of issues.” IfsMindStatesCertainUnderstandingIssuesFocusGroupsVoteSatSwingsPartisansFocus Groups Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza
“[Donald] Trump won fair and square! He got 13.3 million votes. He won all over the country. He won when the race was crowded and when it was a one on one against Ted Cruz. There's just no reasonable way to keep Trump from the nomination while insisting that the will of the Republican voter is being respected.” WayCountryRaceMillionsTrumpRepublicanFairsVoteReasonableVotersSquaresCrowdedNominationsCruzInsistingOne On One Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza
“I am not sure we are going to see Republican Members endorsing Hillary Clinton. I think we will see plenty say they can't vote for Donald Trump. That doesn't mean they vote for her. They could either not vote, vote for the Libertarian ticket or write someone in.” ThinkingWritingMeanRepublicanVoteClintonLibertarianPlentyNot Sure Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza
“Georgia has been on the fringes of competitive for a while now because of its black population and growing Hispanic community. The white vote is aligning more and more with Republicans, however, which has made it hard for Democrats to win. But, Donald Trump is not someone who sells well to suburban Atlanta whites, giving Hillary Clinton an in there.” GivingWinningBlackCommunityRepublicanVoteClintonDemocratFringeHispanic Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza
