The polls don't seem to work with this Presidential election cycle and perhaps that's because the pollsters are talking to the wrong people. For all his banter, one thing that Donald Trump has got right in his speeches is that he has been attracting new voters to the primaries----the ones that don't follow convention and aren't part of the typical pollsters sample universe. Because of this, it's possible that there is a huge undercounted/underrepresented group of voters out there that aren't being polled who will come out for the election in November and give Mr. Trump his predicted victory.
But there's also one other element out there that hasn't been counted on either-----disgruntled Bernie Sanders voters. Much like the "Reagan Democrats" of the 1980's we just might have a whole other group of Democrat-to-Republican defectors in this upcoming election. All spurned on by a hatred of Hillary Clinton. These "Trump Democrats" don't necessarily support or believe in Mr. Trump's agenda, policies or beliefs but rather hate Hillary so much that they would rather vote for Mr. Trump than her. Even those that do hate Trump or those who would never vote Republican can potentially hurt Mrs. Clinton simply by not voting. Those non-votes are tantamount to a victory for Donald Trump and could, by Christmastime, lead to a President Trump. Yes Virginia, myths can come true!
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