Why Were the Polls So Wrong?
Posted on AllSides November 6th, 2020
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It’s not just shy Trump voters.
On Thursday’s episode of the Political Gabfest, the hosts discussed why polling failed so miserably in 2020. This partial transcript has been edited and condensed for clarity.
David Plotz: Maine’s Susan Collins did not lead in a single poll in her Senate reelection race, and she won it pretty easily. Joe Biden was up by double digits in much Wisconsin polling, and it looks like he’s going to win that state narrowly. Michigan and Florida polls also favored Biden out of proportion to the...
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