• ccunning@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    While nationwide surveys give important signals of American support for political candidates, a handful of competitive states typically tilt the balance in the U.S. Electoral College, which ultimately decides who wins a presidential election.

    The only poll that matters is in November

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      4 months ago

      True to an extent. Polls obviously don’t determine who’s going to win, but they can help campaigns adjust their strategies to hopefully pick up more votes in November.

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      4 months ago

      If that were the case, Biden would still be in the race. But his swing state polls were not getting better.

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      4 months ago

      We need to eliminate the electoral college. It served its purpose and now it’s just a way to subvert democracy and negate the will of the majority of voters.