@billscher This seems more true pre-2016 when the Ds had more low propensity voters. The Trump coalition is has more low propensity voters, so portraying the race as closer than it is may help Rs drive turnout in years with Trump on the ballot.
All 7 swing states are within 2 pts in ~every major polling avg
The avg absolute polling error in swing states in the last 5 pres. elections has been 2.6 pts
Avg polling error (circle = overall bias direction)
🟣 2004: 1.5 pts
🔴 2008: 2.9
🔴 2012: 2.7
🔵 2016: 2.9
🔵 2020: 3.0
AP obtained an unvarnished look at how Turning Point is promoting its strategy through several recordings of pitches made by its operatives.
They say they are revolutionizing GOP turnout. Worried Republicans see different motives.
w/ @BrianSlodysko: https://t.co/RznHy4A2PM
@digby56 IANAPA but one explination is that it didn't happen over night, but it happened over 4 year. Harris's dramatic entry into the race and the DNC produced a response bias that masked this change. As time passes, the response bias decreases revealing the state of the race.
Let me explain one more time… ALIEN ROMULUS is a sequel to ALIEN but a prequel to ALIENS. It has nothing to do with the ALIEN prequel trilogy that Ridley Scott only made two of! Those movies take place before ALIEN
@NateSilver538@SpecialPuppy1 They said on the podcast over a week ago that they had decided to suspend the model until after she was officially nominated to give time for the polls to settle down. I think they are just sticking to the plan they announced.
@TheFlynnRider@tarsand_turkey@skinnymini1415@RjbRocklin@AP This was a big deal during the judgement phase because his attorneys accidently sent the plantiff full images of some of his devices, and those devices contained some of the material he was pretending not to have.