Donald Trump appears close to invincible in the early Republican primaries and caucuses, but his strength among general election voters remains unclear.
  • PP_GIRL_@lemmy.world
    62·
    4 months ago

    it’s still too early to call bro polls aren’t accurate this far from November bro

    • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
      27·
      4 months ago

      They are when you track them over time. In each of these states, support for Trump is growing, not shrinking.

      • GiddyGap@lemm.eeOP
        51·
        4 months ago

        Maybe, maybe not. You sound very confident in Trump. I’m not.

        Sure, there’s a risk Trump will somehow pull out a win in the electoral college. But I don’t think he’s the favorite by any stretch of the imagination.

        • fluxion@lemmy.worldEnglish
          91·
          4 months ago

          Assume he is and act accordingly. Otherwise we’ll ll have the the rest of our lives to regret it.

        • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
          1·
          4 months ago

          Well, I’ve been following the polling in these states for several months now and I’ve watched them go from 1/2 Biden 1/2 Trump, to all Trump by a couple of points, to all Trump by 5 to 6 points.

          The momentum is definitely with Trump at this point.

          Can he maintain it? Dunno.

          • GiddyGap@lemm.eeOP
            1·
            4 months ago

            Dude, we’ve all been watching. And everyone knows that it’s going to be close. It always is. Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to predict that. It’s also way too early to conclude anything from polling.

            • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
              1·
              4 months ago

              The whole point is following the trend line. If the trend continues, it’s important to have been following it as soon as possible.

              • GiddyGap@lemm.eeOP
                2·
                4 months ago

                You can find any trend you want in statistics. The only trend that matters is on election day.

                • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
                  1·
                  4 months ago

                  And by the time you can report on that, it’s far too late to do anything about it.

                  Which is why you follow the trend line now.