Trump fans are in for a rude awakening

Published August 17, 2016 4:03am ET



Every new day brings with it a new batch of swing state polls, and each of those polls has told the very same story: Donald Trump is extremely unlikely to become president of the United States.

Just this week, fresh polls from multiple media outlets put Trump behind by 14 points in crucial swing states like Colorado and Virginia. He remains down by almost double digits in formerly “red states” like North Carolina. His plans to win over Rust Belt states like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin have yielded no likely electoral votes.

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