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Originally Posted by octothorp
Very true. Something I've mentioned before is that their model gives this election more uncertainty than 2016 because of the number of huge news events going on (as measured by full-column NYT headlines). But I think that's a mistake, given that the polling so far has proved impervious to the news cycles, especially relative to 2016. It's hard to imagine a story or event (other than the death of a candidate) that would significantly swing the polls at this point.
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That is true. The irony of Trump desensitizing the electorate to news media allowing him to do whatever he wants, took away the very thing that got him elected in the first place... sensational news stories.