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The October election of Pennsylvania was for so long a period an unerring index to the result of the contest for the Presidency, that a feeling almost akin to superstition was connected with it.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “The October election of Pennsylvania was for so long a period an unerring index to the result of the contest for the…”
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Blaine notes the significance of Pennsylvania's October election as a predictor for presidential election outcomes.
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