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Originally Posted by Mick
As the Independent said, the Dems had wanted to turn it blue and as it was not a major election, voter apathy probably resides cannot really rely on poll swings when it is not a major election event.
But Dems expected the State to go blue with all the issues I said above with so called memos/misconceptions/firings/Accusations/investigations swirling the White House.
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The Democrats did want it to go blue. I don't think they realistically expected it but they thought there was a decent chance. In that sense their optimism has been checked.
We'll see in 2018. It's a tough ask for the Democrats then because this cycle is unkind to them in terms of the seats that will be up for election but Republicans should at least look at Montana with caution. +7/8 will be a relief for them considering how dire people thought it might be but it's still a dramatic drop.