1196 Trump jumps ahead in Texas, erasing Biden's lead (justthenews.com) posted 221 days ago by DisgustedByMisleadia 221 days ago by DisgustedByMisleadia +1196 / -0 55 comments share 55 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (55) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 1 ▼ – TearofLys 1 point 221 days ago +1 / -0 The gap will close as the election nears, not because sentiment has changed, but the pollsters want to be able to point to their last polls before the election as being somewhat accurate, just so they can maintain their mirage of respectability. permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – DisgustedByMisleadia [S] 1 point 221 days ago +1 / -0 What usually changes: polling likely voters instead of registered voters. The dishonest pollsters will start to adjust their weighting to reflect party ID, instead of oversampling Democrats. permalink parent save report block reply
The gap will close as the election nears, not because sentiment has changed, but the pollsters want to be able to point to their last polls before the election as being somewhat accurate, just so they can maintain their mirage of respectability.
What usually changes: polling likely voters instead of registered voters.
The dishonest pollsters will start to adjust their weighting to reflect party ID, instead of oversampling Democrats.