Trump Allies Warn Him: Underestimate Kamala at Your Peril
Trump Allies Warn Him: Underestimate Kamala at Your Peril
Republicans close to Trump tell him that while they were heading for a landslide before, Harris is putting key swing states back in play.
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…while they were heading for a landslide before….
-Doubt
57 1 ReplyNo, that's accurate. Polls had Trump sweeping the swing states and we've known since 2015 that the Dems would have to drop the incumbent to stand a chance in 2024.
1 10 ReplyPolls mean soo much too, remember 2016?
5 0 ReplyI remember that the results were within the expected margin of error, and a lot of people being surprised about this for some reason.
1 2 Reply4 1 ReplyThat hack was popular, but not a good analyst:
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/05/04/qa-political-polls-and-the-2016-election/
Not only were the national polls within 2% of the final total, the last series of state polls going into election day had a very obvious trend line:
1 1 ReplySo what you're saying is almost like polls don't really matter, thanks for proving my point.
1 0 ReplyOf course the polls don't matter. National elections don't even matter. But that's no excuse for being surprised about the results.
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Do you risk your devices by clicking on “polling texts” or talk to pollsters?
2 0 ReplyI've talked to pollsters on occasion, but I don't click on any sus links or tolerate sms fundraising.
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