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Old 11-02-2020, 10:59 PM   #8916
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Originally Posted by MarchHare View Post
For the last freaking time, the polls did not fail anyone in 2016. They correctly predicated the national popular vote almost perfectly. They were within the margin of error in three key swing states: PA, MI, WI. Trump barely squeaked to victory in each of those three. Anyone who thinks the polls were wildly off in 2016 doesn't understand how polling works.
I think the hard time I had around the polls was how a small margin of error difference in national polling could make a huge difference depending where the difference occurred. A small difference can have a huge difference on the electoral college.
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