ND-SEN: But you are, Blanche, you are

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Does Heitkamp have much silent vote out there lurking (ppl who don't want to admit they are voting for a Dem? 

Also- is ND a state where a more sophisticated ground game can make a decent impact (and if so- does Heitkamp have the better campaign in this regard)?

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What is the case for Heitkamp potentially out-performing polls. 

Also- what is the best case that could me made for why/how Heitkamp could end up still beating Cramer?

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October 2010 Real Clear Politics Polls:

https://twitter.com/DC_para/status/1048063345847427072

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I really hope ND is the big surprise of election night.  I know everything points to her losing... but I hope either their is a silent women's vote, or when enough voters get in the voting booth they end up changing to Heitkamp b/c they think she will work the hardest of ND or think ND benefits from having a Senator in each party ... or something???

Of all the senate candidates and regardless of party (and from a very outside of ND perspective)... she seems very deserving of being in the senate.  She just strikes me as a very good, honest, down to earth, moderate, smart person, who works really hard for her state.

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I really hope ND is the big surprise of election night.  I know everything points to her losing... but I hope either their is a silent women's vote, or when enough voters get in the voting booth they end up changing to Heitkamp b/c they think she will work the hardest of ND or think ND benefits from having a Senator in each party ... or something???

Of all the senate candidates and regardless of party (and from a very outside of ND perspective)... she seems very deserving of being in the senate.  She just strikes me as a very good, honest, down to earth, moderate, smart person, who works really hard for her state.

i thought she would win still, before the abuse thing

Granted I think she will need a political miracle to win like an unusually big silent vote(which I hope happens)...

But either way- I just don't think the abuse thing will have an effect- the underlying reasons to vote either candidate seem like they would far outweigh a mistake that was clearly unintentional and in which Heitkamp handled in an admirable way (in stark contrast to how most "typical" politicians would... took responsibility and appeared genuinely sorry for the mistake). 

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Early Vote so far in ND: 34k ballots have been turned in

Can anything be gleamed from these 34k? 

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Are you suggesting that minorities can't drive? That's pretty racist.

The ND Voter Suppression Debacle has nothing to do with being able to drive.  Many Native Americans in ND do not have street addresses b/c they live on reservations and have always used PO Boxes on their IDs/ Driver Licenses. So the law they R's put into effect recently (to damped the Native American vote that elected Heitkamp in 2012... seeing as she won by a few thousand votes) ... requires an ID with a Street Address... even though most of those on reservations do not have a street address.

Then, Even some Native Americans who went through the 911 system to find out their physical denoted street address and get an ID with this address.... and send in an Absentee ballot.... had those ballots send back because their "new address" does not match the states list of address.

Also- The Republican Secr of State behind the change- will not even give a definitive regarding what will be accepted on election day to prove address (ie will a tribal issued document of address, etc )

So, not sure what being able to drive has to do with anything related?

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https://twitter.com/APCentralRegion/status/1058148297335025665

One of the most disgusting things to happen in the courts this year just occurred

The Kansas Voter Suppression Debacle is equal... or a close 2nd. (esp since Polls show current republican Secr of State (who controls voting related issues) Chris Kobach in a virtual dead heat for Kansas Governor).