@no1marauder saidTwo days before the election, one poll stuck out to me, I believe it was USC, who
I'm not sure the polls were that far off in the aggregate in the Presidential race this year. Maybe in Florida, where the Republicans also were underestimated in 2018, a year when polling was by and large quite accurate.
It will be interesting to check the exit polls to see how late deciders went.
were highlighted because they were the most accurate in 2016. Ready...?
Biden +10
That's the best pollsters have to offer?
@spruce112358 saidThere is an RHP player that I know that did just that - say she was a voting Biden to
It's been reported that some Trump supporters were either hanging up on pollsters, or saying they supported Biden to "mess with the system."
The more paranoid or victimized the mindset, the less likely you are to give a frank answer to a cold call.
screw with the polls. She of course voted Trump
@earl-of-trumps saidIf Biden winds up +5%, that's hardly a ludicrously wrong margin of error.
Two days before the election, one poll stuck out to me, I believe it was USC, who
were highlighted because they were the most accurate in 2016. Ready...?
Biden +10
That's the best pollsters have to offer?
The RCP aggegate was 6 or 7%. That's about as far off as 2012 but in the opposite direction.