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60-plus-percent in every vote. what's their gamble here and what's the chance it pays off? >> the big gamble in this district is the education gap, the education divide. there are a lot of college-educated voters in this district, far more than in any of the other special elections we've seen so far this year. and that's the biggest source of hope. because these are the people, these are the romney voters that 19% or so that didn't go for trump that maybe sat out in the last election or some of them converted over to hillary clinton. these are the people who are the most likely to secure a dis...

There's evidence the gop was becoming trumpian before he got there. dahntay cheney analyzed nbc news/"wall street journal" polling going back to 2010 to help us understand this trend. education is a key measure. in 2010, 40% of college graduates called themselves republican. 39% said they were democrat. in 2016, that number was 39% for the republicans, a two-point drop and 45% for the democrats. a six-point jump. it's a big swing overall. democrats now have the edge with college educated voters. the reverse is true with those with a high school degree or less. republicans have seen a five-poin...

Our data guru analyzed polling going back to 2010 to help us understand this trend. education is a key measure. in 2010, 41% of college graduates called themselves republican, while 39% called themselves democrats. a six-point jump, that's a big swing overall. democrats now have the edge with college educated voters. republicans have seen a five-point jump with that group while democrats have seen a five-point drop. also a pretty significant swing. this education gap follows some geographic trends that we've been following that help us explain why some of the republican districts have the high...

Well, there's evidence that the gop was becoming trumpian before trump even got there. dana cheney analyze the were going back to 2010 to help us understand the trend. education is a key major. in 2010, 39% of college grads called them republicans. in and 45% for the democrats, a six point jump. a big swing overall when you look at it. democrats now have the edge with college educated voters. the reverse is true with those in a high school degree or less. republicans have seen a five-point jump with that group, while democrats have seen a five-point drop. also a pretty significant swing. this ...

Republican. and a 6 point jump, that's a big swing overall when you look ate. democrats now have the edge with college educated voters. republicans have seen a 5 point jump with that group while democrats have seen a 5 point drop. also a pretty significant twing. this education gap follows some geographic trends that we've been following that help us explain why some of the republican districts have the highest re-election rates. now some other areas where republicans have seen the most growth, men over the age of 50 up five points. rural voters up five points and those between the ages of 50 ...