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Prominent Democratic strategists are growing increasingly nervous that the national political environment is not only bad for their side but moving in the wrong direction in the final days before the election, a trend that not only could cost their party control of the Senate but also result in double-digit House losses.

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Of course, with the last ads shipped and the last polls conducted, there's not much to do but try to read the tea leaves. And from what Democrats are seeing, it doesn't look good. At all.

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Donald Trump has been rewriting the rules since he got into politics.

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You have every right to have your views. But don't let those views get in the way of indisputable facts!

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I do think that even if the average person doesn't care, it IS a big deal. Like, it's been a foundational principle of our democracy for 240 years.

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average years thinking

If elected, Hillary Clinton will be the least popular president to be elected in modern history. So there's going to be very little incentive on the part of Republicans to work with her.

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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are, and have been, totally known. Also, broadly disliked.

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People roll their eyes at the idea of Kanye West running for president. I do not.

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I thought Donald Trump approach on Brexit was a fascinating window into how he thinks.

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I don't think we can rule out a wave, I think a Democratic takeover is possible but not probable.

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wave democratic thinking

I am done underestimating [Donald] Trump and his appeal.

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I think Donald Trump's natural tendency in all things is to resist any "deal" where he doesn't get to set the terms.

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I don't think Hillary Clinton will get any sort of political honeymoon like George W Bush or Barack Obama enjoyed.

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clinton political thinking

It has been an amazing presidential election in 2016. AMAZING. And I don't take it for granted. This sort of race comes along once every century or so.

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Big moments like the Olympics tend to freeze things in place. It's just very hard to break through the news cycle with peoples's eyes on the Olympics. That's even more true with the concerns about Zika and terrorism.

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Donald Trump doesn't like to debate and knows in his heart of hearts he isn't great at it.

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debate heart

I am not sure we are going to see Republican Members endorsing Hillary Clinton. I think we will see plenty say they can't vote for Donald Trump. That doesn't mean they vote for her. They could either not vote, vote for the Libertarian ticket or write someone in.

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I was very surprised Barack Obama called Donald Trump "unfit to serve" during a press conference with the prime minister of Singapore. That is the sort of full-weight-of-the-presidency thing that I don't necessarily expect from Obama. So, why did he do it? I think he not only genuinely dislikes Trump but believes Trump would be dangerous as the commander-in-chief.

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dangerous believe thinking

Sitting presidents are very tough to beat.

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tough sitting president

I voted for Barack Obama twice but I found his rather strong statements about Donald Trump a little unseemly, kind of thought that he ought to stay above the fray so to speak. Is it just me who feels like this was a little out of bounds or is this good politics since his approval ratings are pretty high?

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