@BernardKeane@kgfreyer Traditional polls struggle with Trump's unique impact on:
1. Who responds to polls
2. Who shows up to vote
3. How different voter groups behave in battleground states vs nationally
Everyone obsesses over national polls, but only 7 states will decide this election. If you can predict PA, MI, WI, GA, NC, AZ, and NV, you'll nail the outcome 99% of the time.
Time to fix what's broken. π―
#Elections2024
π The @realDonaldTrump Polling Mystery:
2016: Major polling miss 2020: Major polling miss 2022 Midterms (no Trump): Accurate polls
What's happening?
Are Trump voters uniquely hard to poll?
Or have pollsters overcorrected?
Fascinating data from @nytimes shows this isn't just coincidence. π€
π Fascinating insight: 2020's polling error was actually bigger than 2016's famous miss. As we head into 2024, pollsters are battling "anti-establishment response bias" with new methods. The big question:
Will including previously ignored partial responses and political variables finally crack the code? π€
#Polling2024
Today's @nytimes /Siena poll: @KamalaHarris -@realDonaldTrump tied 48-48
To get this result: 260,000+ calls to reach just 2,516 people were made
We're basing major predictions on hearing from fewer people than fit in a school gym
No wonder polls keep getting elections wrong