@EricAdamsFanBoy She'd probably get fewer EVs but pick up either more or the same number of states. NC and IN wouldn't have swung her way, but I think MO would've been a gain for her, AR would've been within reason, and WV wouldn't have been out of the question.
@budgjori@lemmingstribes You joke but I gotta buddy who is starting with the ancient greeks so he can better understand spinoza so he can better understand kant so he can better understand hegel so he can better understand Marx.
@in2gr8in@canceled4truth There's a circle of people who have convinced themselves because of one or two papers by economists trying to be smug contrarians about how they actually have predictive power. It's just a way for online young liberals to be edgy and different.
Democratic political strategist Simon Rosenberg warns that Abdul El-Sayed and Francesca Hong’s chances of winning remain unproven in a general election.
@realPrestonHill@electionsjoe His overwhelming margins in 2024 boosted the GOP in the state legislature, which got rid of the dem supermajority. Makes it a harder sell for the dems he needs to win over. His victory depends on middle aged liberals thinking "well, I like Phil more than I dislike Republicans"
@realPrestonHill@electionsjoe His popularity is fading a bit, his lowest point for polling in 2024 was 56%. 2023 he got a lot of popularity off hiking to the emergency response center after his road got washed out, which pushed up his margins. It's still likely he pulls together a victory, but not like 2024.
As somebody who has expertise in like, swing voter behavior & election data analysis, it's really funny watching people celebrate / freak out over generic ballot polling. It's July. None of the fuckin morons that decide close elections these days have made up their minds yet.