• Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 months ago

    I believe, in this election, with two unfavorable candidates, everything is already baked in. There’s very little to move the needle at this point.

    Biden screws the pooch during a debate? Polls still show him leading by a point or two, but within the margin of error. Trump gets nearly assassinated? Same, Biden leading by a not statistically significant number.

    This election is going to be a squeaker, and we’re going to see unrest either way. We need a blowout to avoid that, and it’s not happening.

    Edit: last poll I read had Biden leading. Either way doesn’t change what I said.

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      5 months ago

      Is Biden shown leading? I only see doom and gloom posted here. Agreed on the need for a blowout, though. We need to show the world we categorically denounce the far right, and that looks unlikely even if Biden wins.

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        5 months ago

        Biden is absolutely not leading. State polling has him behind in every swing state. Nate Silver’s model gives Biden a 30% chance of winning, slightly down from the debate.

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      5 months ago

      Unfortunately I see a 0% chance of Biden winning…

      Democrats need polls to be overwhelmingly in their favor for us to just squeeze by. Being as low as we are should be taken as “we’re like 6x worse than what polls currently show.”