• @lemming934
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      03 months ago

      Polls have been remarkably accurate in the last few election cycles.

      The “polls are wrong” talking point is a convenient way for politicians to ignore the will of the people. Trump has done this for a long time, and recently Biden has taken up this practice to pretend that the “Real Americans” think he is fit to be president for another 4 years.

      So please don’t repeat this talking point, or at least read a bit into historical accuracy of polls before you declare them bullshit.

      • @Bosht@lemmy.world
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        73 months ago

        Guess I’m being overly optimistic thinking that Trump would be supported at all, let alone have a lead. Regardless of how shit a candidate Biden is, Trump is a fucking disgrace and a criminal among a whole other list of garbage. Appreciate you taking the time to call out my random comment on Lemmy.

      • @Reptorian@lemmy.zip
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        13 months ago

        Polls being wrong claim is more about how election results seem to be different than poll results. Special elections points to that.

        • @lemming934
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          23 months ago

          Polls have a margin of error and election results have generally been within the 80% confidence interval 80% of the time.

          It is true that when there are less polls (like in special elections) it’s harder to get an understanding of the state of the race.