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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDrumpf got one thing right: The polls were wrong.
Now, don't attack me. I don't buy his claim that it was a conspiracy to influence votes. But the polls definitely showed a bigger margin of victory for Biden and all Dems. That isn't good.
fierywoman
(7,682 posts)actually part of the macro chicanery of spanky and his minions? What if the polls WERE actually right and what we're seeing now is how much they were planning on stealing?
Laelth
(32,017 posts)I just cant wrap my head around the idea that Trump picked up an extra 200,000 votes in Miami-Dade since 2016. Lots of things about this election just dont make sense. Mercifully, were winning, regardless.
-Laelth
58Sunliner
(4,381 posts)Two states-Va and Texas per polling under-performed by @6.5%.
unblock
(52,195 posts)Remember, we're dealing with people who cheat, always.
I think they're pissed because they didn't cheat enough to win re-election, but I rather suspect they did cheat enough to keep a few senate seats
bullimiami
(13,083 posts)its not the polls that are wrong. its the votes.
judesedit
(4,437 posts)regnaD kciN
(26,044 posts)GA was considered a "toss-up" state. If it goes to Biden, that will have been accurate. As a matter of fact, if it stays where it is, with a narrow Trump victory, it still would have been accurate. Polling averages had Biden up by 3% in AZ; right now, it's at 2%, which is well within the margin of error.
The places where, it seems to me, the polling was off was in the Senate races, not the presidential contest, but that awaits further analysis.
As to the national polls, once again, we need to see after all votes are tabulated. For example, in 2016, at the time Clinton conceded, she was trailing in the popular vote. Once all the remaining votes, particularly on the west coast, had been counted, she had won it by 2.1%, definitely within the margin of error from 538's predicted 3.2%.
58Sunliner
(4,381 posts)History. Personally I think Abrams was ripped off and not just by rat fucking. 2016-remember the election server that was wiped rather than allow any examination?? Polling was off for Va, TX. Have not looked at all states.
Renew Deal
(81,855 posts)joshcryer
(62,269 posts)At the low end, sure, but within the margin.
JCMach1
(27,556 posts)doc03
(35,325 posts)won't admit voting for him.
Nictuku
(3,604 posts)I don't necessarily think the polls were wrong.
I think it TOOK THAT MUCH TURNOUT to fight (and win, just barely) against all of the machinations that the Republican Party has been doing for years.
We had to turn out in droves in order to overcome all of their cheating.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
qdouble
(891 posts)Polling only appears to be off in about 4 states.