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FYI- Poll Trolls Will Not Like (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2020 OP
Trump is going to need a poll to point to that shows him winning VMA131Marine Oct 2020 #1
I'll go one better - I think it's more than 1.5% gained Maru Kitteh Oct 2020 #2
No one will be able to work anyway. panader0 Oct 2020 #3
I predict Trafalgar will come out with new polls within the next few days with Trump leading.. honest.abe Oct 2020 #4
It's funny watching 538 Today kurtcagle Oct 2020 #5
Nate just mentioned stolen election Awsi Dooger Oct 2020 #6

VMA131Marine

(4,149 posts)
1. Trump is going to need a poll to point to that shows him winning
Mon Oct 26, 2020, 05:52 PM
Oct 2020

if he’s going to claim the vote was fraudulent.

honest.abe

(8,685 posts)
4. I predict Trafalgar will come out with new polls within the next few days with Trump leading..
Mon Oct 26, 2020, 05:59 PM
Oct 2020

in all the key swing states.

kurtcagle

(1,604 posts)
5. It's funny watching 538 Today
Mon Oct 26, 2020, 06:22 PM
Oct 2020

This morning President race was at Biden 88, Trump 12, and in the six hours it's gone

Biden 86 Trump 14,
Biden 87 Trump 13,
Biden 87 Trump 12,
Biden 87 Trump 13, and, as of 3 minutes ago:
Biden 87 Trump 12.

The takeaway from this is simple: what you're seeing at this point is statistical noise. There's about one chance in seven at this point that Trump can eke out a win based upon 538's model, which I believe to be accurate or perhaps slightly conservative in its estimates. The big wildcard, which they readily admit to, is the impact that early voting plays on this, because there's not a lot of data points to incorporate it into the model without losing resolution.

The other factor that comes into play is that as more vote early, the smaller the available pool becomes for dramatic swings, and the greater the likelihood that ostensibly undecided voters will simply sit on their hands and not vote. In many respects, this helps Biden, because that pool will likely break for Trump. I think that Biden might break 90% likelihood, but won't go much higher than that, even if Trump and Pence both quit before election day.

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
6. Nate just mentioned stolen election
Mon Oct 26, 2020, 06:39 PM
Oct 2020

He seldom if ever brings up something like that. But in a recent tweet he said it's getting to the point there are very fews ways Trump can win, other than if the election is stolen

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