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As has been often posted eff the polls and run through the tape!
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I hope you’re right. But based on what? When have polls ever overestimated Trump support?
If I could know the result in advance and not have to live through the suspense, I’d love to see Trump and the Republicans deal with winning the popular vote but losing the election.I just don’t want a Harris victory to be 270-268, or come down to a Republican led state. I have zero faith in the Courts if either of those are the outcome.
Trump wasn't on ballot in 2022. There is no evidence that polls overstate Trump support.If you base it off the 2022 midterm polling error it does trend that direction
Trump wasn't on ballot in 2022. There is no evidence that polls overstate Trump support.
The red wave talk was largely based on historical patterns and high inflation. Not really polls.No but 2022 was supposed to be a red wave. Polls said it would be. Then Roe was overturned. And that changed everything.
It's the same bullshit but if it's what you want to hear then listen. My advice would be an "Awe Walk" as it really works.The red wave talk was largely based on historical patterns and high inflation. Not really polls.
In fact, there is precious little polling on individual house races.
And if you look at 538, the numbers they predicted for Republican house seats wasn’t that far off from the actual number.
A more relevant analysis of polling accuracy is the 2020 presidential election. That is more of an apples to apples comparison. Although the national polling numbers were a bit too bullish for Biden, the individual state polls were pretty darn close - by and large.
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Maybe weighting toward rural voters adjusts for the electoral college advantage of rural states.I wonder how they weight some of those groups. For example, are there really more rural than urban voters? I do wonder whether pollsters, having been burned by Trump voters in 2016 and 2020, may have overcompensated this time. I guess we'll see for sure in November.