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Originally Posted by JR449
Didnt the "Polls" say the same thing about Hillary winning a landslide and Trump still won. Dont believe the polls folks.
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No, the polls absolutely did
not say that. This narrative that "the polls got it all wrong in 2016 OMG" needs to die a swift death. The polls correctly predicted the national popular vote almost bang-on. The polls slightly over-estimated Clinton's support (but importantly, they were within their stated margin of error) in three key states: PA, MI, and WI. Trump won those three by the
narrowest of margins (about 70,000 total votes combined between all three states). Flip those from Trump to Clinton, and she wins the Electoral College and becomes president.
No pollster predicated a Clinton landslide. Everyone stated she was ahead but the election would be close. Nate Silver gave Trump about a one-in-three chance of victory.