How did they mess up so badly in 16 and 20? I know bias comes into play but in 20 for instance some had Biden winning states by double digits that ended up being razor thin
They did it intentionally. MSM polling exists to suppress Republican voting and create the Dem narrative so when a Republican wins, they can yell Russian collusion.
No one knows exactly, but since the lib media screeches REPUBLICANS BAAAAD, TRUMPERS BAAAAD, MAGA REPUBLICANS = LITERAL TERRORISTS, the result is that a significant fraction of right wingers are more likely to hang up when they get called by pollsters.
How did they mess up so badly in 16 and 20? I know bias comes into play but in 20 for instance some had Biden winning states by double digits that ended up being razor thin
They did it intentionally. MSM polling exists to suppress Republican voting and create the Dem narrative so when a Republican wins, they can yell Russian collusion.
Fucking A! This was made clear to me in 2016 and 2020.
Publicly released polls are meant to influence opinion, not report it.
That’s why “internal numbers” are a thing.
No one knows exactly, but since the lib media screeches REPUBLICANS BAAAAD, TRUMPERS BAAAAD, MAGA REPUBLICANS = LITERAL TERRORISTS, the result is that a significant fraction of right wingers are more likely to hang up when they get called by pollsters.
Yep Baris called this the Shy Trumper effect.
Trump outperformed the polls vastly in nearly every state because the Dems made it not socially acceptable to announce you support him.