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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,530 posts)
1. The polls won't have reflected the Atlantic article disaster yet.
Fri Sep 4, 2020, 09:37 PM
Sep 2020

Wait a few days for that shit to hit the fan.

a kennedy

(29,602 posts)
4. Thanks Velveteen.......I always respect your posts, and opinions.
Fri Sep 4, 2020, 09:43 PM
Sep 2020

and you’re right.....will wait a couple of days to see how much the orange piece of shit falls in the polls.

Squinch

(50,897 posts)
6. I wasn't following his coverage of the primaries. What did he do?
Fri Sep 4, 2020, 09:46 PM
Sep 2020

Please tell me so I feel better about his "trump approval" graph that shows approval going up fast, against ALL logic.

Thekaspervote

(32,682 posts)
8. After the first caucus nights in IA & NH 538 said that sanders would win 49 states
Fri Sep 4, 2020, 10:02 PM
Sep 2020

Despite the fact that sanders vote take was down 15% from 16, and the youth vote that silver and sanders said would bring him a win never materialized

More about his polling, 94 lack of at the link

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/10/30/nate-silver-making-he-goes

Thekaspervote

(32,682 posts)
11. Yes! People think silver is a dem..he is not! A self ascribed libertarian
Fri Sep 4, 2020, 10:31 PM
Sep 2020

Look at the link to common dreams I mentioned. It’s fair, but pretty much lays out what he’s doing.

A really good poll aggregator, much better than 538 is the economist

still_one

(92,055 posts)
7. Nope. At worst it is a tie via the electoral college. Cook currently shows Biden leading in the
Fri Sep 4, 2020, 09:50 PM
Sep 2020

electoral college, and that is before the Atlantic article

I suspect they are using 2016 models, which is not applicable

According to recent polls most of those who voted for Jill Stein will be voting for Biden, and I suspect that applies to the 47% who didn’t vote in 2016

Just looking at polls in the battle ground states Biden/Harris have an edge

As long as we register people at get the vote out by encouraging people to vote early, and by mail if possible we will win

Make7

(8,543 posts)
12. "The reason Trump has a 30% chance and not a 15% chance, or 10% chance..."
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 12:39 AM
Sep 2020

... is because of the Electoral College." ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=8m5s&v=T7XcqSv6YSQ )

"There are scenarios where Biden could win the popular vote by four and a half points and still lose the Electoral College..." ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=9m26s&v=T7XcqSv6YSQ )

NateSilver538

Chance of a Biden Electoral college win if he wins the popular vote by X points:

0-1 points: just 6%!
1-2 points: 22%
2-3 points: 46%
3-4 points: 74%
4-5 points: 89%
5-6 points: 98%
6-7 points: 99%

https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/statuses/1301190941110341632


Strange that people think the Electoral College works in Trump's favor – in 2016 he lost the popular vote by 2.1 points, yet somehow received more votes in the Electoral College.

Biden is favored to win the election

Biden wins 71 in 100
Trump wins 29 in 100

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/
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