Dameon Farrow
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6 months out a poll showing him either behind or ahead is beholden to too many variables. 6 months is a long time from now in these unique political times.Not sure
I get it with polls but I do think there is a difference between living and dying with polls and saying they’re all BS and they mean nothing
Yes alot of polls have been off since 2016 but a lot have also been close to accurate so i dont think completely dismissing every poll is good either
I guarantee you Biden and his team aren’t looking at losing 6 points in 3 months
With the Quinnipac poll as meaningless I bet they are at least somewhat concerned
We are in such unchartered territory it puts polls in a perilous place. Should they be completely distrusted? Of course not! They paint a picture for sure! But since 2016 they have had a tougher and tougher path to painting that picture in a full way.
A huge part of it is technology. Polling has relied on phone contact for years. It still does. In 1999 that's awesome. In 2024 when folks pretty much duck any unknown number because of bill collectprs and scams? Not so awesome anymore. If you were out on the street and spent a week asking random adults if they've taken a poll you might get a yes from 10% of them. And that's being generous.
Polls are just another thing at this point that the news networks/outlets to report on at this point. It grabs attention. And it succeeds at grabbing attention.
But a better grasp of this coming election is coming from the following :
The showing of support for Haley. That's a growing problem for 45. It shows discontent in a major major way. Too many people brush this aside.
The support for her even after she dropped out. Then the shifting of that support to Biden. This is a huge statement.
How the Biden admin is handling the Hamas situation. I still say they will get a firm grip on that. Some of that is bias but most of it is how they have performed with everything else so far. Which contrary to a lot of haters belief has been admirable. They get shyt done. And have more to do. They haven't done everything. The House has jammed them up on a lot of shyt. And from their own mouths on purpose! This is undeniable. People see that childishness and are sick of it. Notice you see no polls addressing that in a direct way. It just asks people if they are satisfied or dissatisfied with congress in general.
The economy. It's not perfect but is showing improvements.
I could bring up the court case but I'm waiting on a stickied thread about it. We can get stickied threads about everything else but that's a touchy subject in HL for some reason.
Finally....and this has always been the case....Independentsare under reported in polls.
And they'll decide this election like they did in '20.