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In reply to the discussion: Charlie Cook: Don't expect a contested election [View all]HermitageHermit
(42 posts)24. The pollsters and procrastinators were wrong in 2016
Here in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the experts on election night said that if Clinton won Philadelphia by 400,000 votes, she will be in the clear to coast to victory. Clinton won Phila. with a 478,000 vote margin and still lost.
The question as to the accuracy of the polls depends on whether the pollsters learned anything in the past 4 years.
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Exactly. I'll finally be able to relax when Joe's hand is on that bible come Jan. 20th
groundloop
Oct 2020
#7
I'm still not totally convinced there wasn't funny business in one or more of those states in 2016
groundloop
Oct 2020
#8
The MSM helped convey that mythology, repeating anything Trump and his minions say without question.
Ford_Prefect
Nov 2020
#32
Every map I see and when I play with the interactive maps, Joe STARTS at 270
NightWatcher
Oct 2020
#13