He’s had yet another horrible week. The old tricks aren’t working. Kamala Harris does not fear him. And it’s showing in the numbers.

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    Even then, the error % on polls is high enough that Trump could be ahead instead.

    Polls post their calculated error %. If they could be off by like 5% in either direction, then that’s what they say. And if the poll shows Trump losing by 2%, with a 5% error, that means Trump could win by 3%.

    Every single reputable poll that has been published shows a Trump victory within the margin of error.

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        4 months ago

        No, they just don’t have to poll massive groups, surprisingly small groups work well enough for polling.

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          4 months ago

          Well they didn’t prove shit when they said Hillary was gonna win. Just gonna say I’m not ever gonna trust one.

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            Almost every poll had him winning within the margin of error, 2016 was never certain, just like this election isn’t.

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            Polls are all about probability. They can’t predict the future. So, even though Hillary was likely to win, there was still a chance that Trump could win. Does this mean that polls are useless? No, because knowing the popularity of your candidate relative to the other candidates is important information.