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I’m not confident at all, just hoping her gotv effort makes a difference. I still think he has just as much of a chance at winning as she does. Very concerned about PA and WI still.The confidence level on this board for Harris has seemed fairly high over the last few days. The conglomerate of all the polls I see (mostly posted here!) seem to demonstrate a toss up and some even suggesting Trump in the lead.
What’s the source of confidence in light of the above mentioned polls??
Personally, my confidence stems from a wide multitude of factors: the most prolific political fundraising machine in history belongs to the Harris campaign; the most prolific grassroots volunteerism effort in political history belongs to the Harris campaign; the Biden administration, of which Harris has been part, has presided over the recovery and expansion of what is now the strongest economy in U.S. history; Democratic enthusiasm is measurably significantly higher than Republican enthusiasm, on par with the 2008 election that was a blowout; Democrats have built the widest ranging coalition in American political history, from Liz Cheney conservative types to Bernie Sanders progressive types and everyone in between; Donald Trump has lost every single election since 2016 on which either he or his MAGA movement have been on the ballot; Donald Trump is unraveling by the minute right before the eyes of the entire country; and last but not least, there are all sorts of polling data out there that are extremely problematic for Trump, even those which show him leading (for example, the Trump campaign says that their internal polling shows him +5 in Iowa, which is awful for him, and other polls in places like Kansas, Ohio, Nebraska, etc. are quite frankly bad for him, as well).The confidence level on this board for Harris has seemed fairly high over the last few days. The conglomerate of all the polls I see (mostly posted here!) seem to demonstrate a toss up and some even suggesting Trump in the lead.
What’s the source of confidence in light of the above mentioned polls??
The confidence level on this board for Harris has seemed fairly high over the last few days. The conglomerate of all the polls I see (mostly posted here!) seem to demonstrate a toss up and some even suggesting Trump in the lead.
What’s the source of confidence in light of the above mentioned polls??
I don't have any confidence. I do believe our greatest hope is that abortion is on the ballot and that women have had enough. Otherwise it would be a Trump win. It's incomprehensible, really.The confidence level on this board for Harris has seemed fairly high over the last few days. The conglomerate of all the polls I see (mostly posted here!) seem to demonstrate a toss up and some even suggesting Trump in the lead.
What’s the source of confidence in light of the above mentioned polls??
Depends what polls you are viewing.The confidence level on this board for Harris has seemed fairly high over the last few days. The conglomerate of all the polls I see (mostly posted here!) seem to demonstrate a toss up and some even suggesting Trump in the lead.
What’s the source of confidence in light of the above mentioned polls??
Polls aren't open todayI hate these stories. Black voters did not "surge" this week in any meaningful sense of the term. They kept up with white people. Yesterday was the first day in a while that the black/white turnout gap closed, and it wasn't very much -- I think it went from about 10.5% to 10.2%. We'll see what happens today.
However, the Hispanic vote DID surge this week. On Oct 28, the turnout was 22%. As of yesterday, it was 44%. So that's a lot of votes in a condensed period of time. Hmm, I wonder if something happened recently that might juice Hispanic turnout in NC?
The hopium thread faded because it's no longer necessary. The overlap between "hopium" and sober analysis has become substantial. Most of the hopium now is about running up the score.TBH I'm not confident. The hopium thread sort of faded away, and with good reason I think.
I don't have any confidence. I do believe our greatest hope is that abortion is on the ballot and that women have had enough. Otherwise it would be a Trump win. It's incomprehensible, really.
And this, which may be the most important metric of all.Depends what polls you are viewing.
The internals and the gender gap are why the confidence of many is quietly increasing
Oh, right. The part of the voter suppression package that the federal court allowed.Polls aren't open today
Yeah, I thought I had erased the first part about the hopium thread prior to completing my response, but somehow it got posted.The hopium thread faded because it's no longer necessary. The overlap between "hopium" and sober analysis has become substantial. Most of the hopium now is about running up the score.
It's become clear to me that Michigan is not really one of the swing 7. It's lean D. I say that for a number of reasons. Short version is that the Trump/Kamala delta is larger in MIchigan than any of the swing 7. Arizona is probably next closest, and then WI. After that, Trump has a big challenge. Even if he wins PA, he has to hold both GA and NC and then take NV and AZ.
Trump and team Trump lie about everything and are lying to themselves with inflated polls and flood the poll zone which I believe is driving the "tied race" talk. Not sure why but I believe in my fellow Americans to be better than the MAGA cultists.The confidence level on this board for Harris has seemed fairly high over the last few days. The conglomerate of all the polls I see (mostly posted here!) seem to demonstrate a toss up and some even suggesting Trump in the lead.
What’s the source of confidence in light of the above mentioned polls??
There's so much herding right now. If Seltzer is close to accurate, the polling industry will have to take a long look at itself. Everybody is releasing polls affirming the dominant narrative.For all y'all proclaiming the election will be a breeze, the polls sure are keeping up the drama.
That Times article is pretty weak. Who cares about the focus groups from 2022 or 2023?Yeah, I thought I had erased the first part about the hopium thread prior to completing my response, but somehow it got posted.
Here are a couple of articles that give food for thought about why my confidence has been wavering. Let's be clear that I will be devastated if Trump wins... but my method of coping is to try to go ahead and steel myself for a loss.
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Opinion | Our 61 Focus Groups Make Me Think Trump Has a Good Chance of Winning
What we learned from interviewing nearly 700 Americans over almost three years.www.nytimes.com
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The Great, Disappearing Trump Campaign
In North Carolina, the Harris campaign has built a massive infrastructure. Trump is employing a very different strategy.www.theatlantic.com
Final Sienna/NYT swing state polls: