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I'm having a hard time calling Washington and Oregon. There are signs that over here we could experience an out-of-nowhere mega surge for Trump.
Washington is weird. We have a ton of hidden conservatives in this state with what seems to be very low turnout. Seattle dominates Washington politics so heavily that every statewide Republican uses the same strategy of running to the left and trying to get some swing in Seattle voters on Seattle issues, all the while counting on the conservatives to just hold their noses and hit R. So, we don't really know what it would look like with somebody who energizes Washington conservatives. What has me questioning things is that the WA GOP primary saw a huge boost in turnout, and it was ALL for Trump since Cruz and Kasich had dropped out by then. Turnout was just below Democrat turnout, which surprises me. In addition, Washington is really white, and if Trump performs as well with whites as I think he will, it makes Washington a toss up. There could also be a hidden vote for Trump among Asians.
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