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Does Trump Have Momentum? (www.natesilver.net)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Nate Silver's polling tracker now has Trump slightly favored to win (50.2%) the election. While this shift appears small, it has drawn attention because it pushes Trump just past the halfway mark in forecasts for winning the Electoral College.

Silver explains that while Trump’s rise over recent weeks is significant, and his polling model, is designed to minimize overreactions to new data to provide more accurate long-term predictions (i.e., it's likely a "real" effect), this doesn't in any way mean Trump "will" win, and the race remains highly competitive, especially in key states like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, which are critical to determining the outcome.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't see disagree about what you said regarding the polls, but by that same token, the fact that they are in a virtual tie should read to you she has a way to win just as she is.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Harris needs to be +5 in the aggregate of national polling to be tied. Her being in a virtual tie, is her losing badly. This is just established fact as a function of the American electoral system.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If only there was a prominent issue she could change on that would net a +5 swing in her favor...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

If only there were some block of voters, who are still "uncommitted", that she could offer a concession to get them to commit...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

The polling in question is based on electoral math.