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[–] drekloge 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Astroturfed bullshit so Trump can call foul when he loses.

From the article:

[–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 months ago

If you look at early votes, Republicans are doing better in every close state other than Pennsylvania. So assuming there's a correlation with party affiliation, the polls are probably correct. If Harris is going to pull this off, she needs to address the ground game in these pivotal states.

[–] pooperNickel@lemm.ee 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

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None of this takes into account time reading others' posts/comments, or alts this user may secretly have.

[–] pooperNickel@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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[–] markstos@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You have no evidence of this. Pollsters may have their own political slant but candidates of both parties want to know the accurate numbers of where their candidate stands.

Some of the NYT polls have looked more favorable for Trump than other pollsters as well.

[–] MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world -4 points 2 months ago

Newsweek - News Source Context (Click to view Full Report)Information for Newsweek:

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