A Donald Trump Win Would Signal The Biggest Poll Failure Ever
If anyone thinks Donald Trump is doing well or even close to winning this election, they’re badly mistaken. Only the GOP presidential nominee himself and his most ardent supporters believe that. Even his own campaign manager is subtly distancing herself from the candidate.
Despite often-crazy election news cycles, polling numbers have been pretty boring in the past couple of months. Trump has never been ahead. Yet the narrative that polls could be wrong persists among liberals and conservatives: Trump supporters think polls are missing a “silent majority,” who are refusing to answer polls but will vote for Trump on Election Day. Others believe “shy” Trump voters won’t admit their voting preference to others. Liberals point to “what if” nightmare scenarios for reasons to doubt the numbers.
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