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The polls were herded to show ~50/50 support in order to prop up Harris. In reality, she never stood a chance.
by rewtraw 2y ago
The polls were herded to show ~50/50 support in order to prop up Harris. In reality, she never stood a chance.
- awb 2y agoPolls seemed pretty accurate. Look at PA polls: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/pennsylvania/ https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general... The last 2 polls had Harris at 49, and 48. She ended up at 48.5%. Last 2 polls for Trump were 50 and 49. He ended up at 50.5%. https://apps.npr.org/2024-election-results/pennsylvania.html?section=P https://apps.npr.org/2024-election-results/pennsylvania.html... Similar story for Wisconsin, (Harris polls 49 and 48; result: 48.9% and Trump polls 50 and 49; result: 49.7%) and Michigan (Harris polls 48 and 48; result: 48.3% and Trump polls 50 and 50; result: 49.8%) Despite the end result, it was really was a minor polling error away from a Harris victory. Also, FWIW, the total 3rd party vote in WI and MI was greater than the margin of victory for Trump in those states.