There's this bloc of people who are REALLY nostalgic for racism that's buoying his numbers.
--Patrick
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--Patrick
Republican polling outlets are also flooding the aggregate polling sites with bogus data to sway the odds.
Even reputable polling sites are openly admitting to herding their poll results (adjusting their projection models so it shows close) because they're so afraid of underestimating Trump and facing retribution.
Think even Nate Silver admitted this, or at least said it's very unheard of for so many polls to rate so close together. It's why so many people were excited about the Selzer poll because not only has she been consistently accurate, she was one of the few that isn't trying to hug close to the others.
If the Selzer poll ends up being accurate and Iowa goes to Harris, the rest of the midwest is likely to follow. This does not mean getting confident though. If anyone has not voted, make sure to vote.
It feels like they’re doing their best to set themselves up for pushing the rigged election crap again. If they can sway the numbers to keep the narrative of a tight race, they can easily claim it was stolen if there is a big win for Harris.
I’m not getting my hopes up, but I live in a very red area and there’s a lot of people who have voted for trump both times that are claiming they won’t this time. The polls just don’t feel right based on what I’m seeing, but that doesn’t mean much.
We’ll find out soon though.
I remember watching the 2008 election unfold. I was in South Korea at the time. My roommate and I had a premium international cable package. We kept up with CNN's live coverage. It was a late Tuesday night in the US, but for us it was Wednesday afternoon. I remember watching state after state glow blue on the map. There were those the Democrats were guaranteed to win (California, Hawaii, Massachusetts). There were the more competitive states at the time (Florida, North Carolina, Ohio). And then there were those states such as Indiana that are beyond Democratic aspirations today. It felt GREAT. After eight years of Dubya, it felt like it was morning again in America.
Call me nauseously optimistic about tomorrow.
Call me nauseously optimistic about tomorrow.
No matter what happens today I think I am done with the internet. What used to bring me joy with cat videos and goofy facts now feels like an algorithm driven stress factory. It's been slowly killing me and I know it won't stop till Trump is dead in the ground, and probably not even then. I hate fucking engagement driven media
Newspapers in the 19th century onwards were Yellow Journalism going for old timey click bait.
Mostly leaving the internet has been a major boon to my mental health.