• TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    This is a big deal. I’m extremely excited to get a look into these data. This would be an INCREDIBLE thing considering that Biden has been lagging Trump in the polls for over 450 days.

    And whoever tells you polls don’t matter has their head up their ass. Polls do matter, a lot, especially this far out. People aren’t a monolith. People do change their minds and perspectives.

    Apparent viability matters. Even a 2-5% hit in polling to Trump can take him from the range of viable to non-viable.

    And yes, polling is flawed. In 2016 and 2020, the polling massively underestimated support for Trump. We need to keep this in mind when we look at these numbers,.

    Keeping in mind that the trajectory of Bidens polling was into the carpet, pretty much since the inauguration.

    If Biden can shift this towards an upward trend, he’s suddenly back in the game. Thats a sea change. Thats huge.

    • dhork@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Polls matter, until the next poll comes out. The only poll with any lasting effect is in November.