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pbrower2a
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« on: April 09, 2014, 11:17:19 PM »

Margins for Michigan since 1992 (all D):

2012   9
2008  16
2004   3
2000   5
1996  13
1992   7

 
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pbrower2a
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« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2014, 09:12:59 AM »

First rule of elections is that the undecideds break 100% for the Republican Party, so Clinton is actually trailing everyone except Huckabee.

It depends upon the state. In general, I have largely seen that the undecided break ineffectively toward the loser. If the split is 64-20, even a 100% break among the undecided toward the eventual loser still indicates a landslide. Also, if a nominee has a ceiling  far short of 50%, then a 42-41 lead can become a 56-44 loss (look at Obama in the Dakotas in 2008). 

Michigan is the sort of state in which the Republican nominee often has a ceiling around 45%.

So normally I expect 10%+ leads to shrink.
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