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.
But that’s the point. This is a national poll, not polling in swing states. It’s encouraging, but not necessarily predictive of victory.
It’s like telling someone who has more yards in a football game. Yards are a good indicator of success, but winners are decided on points. Some points might require fewer yards. Winning in Wyoming is like a field goal after the other team fumbles on their own 20. Republicans get a lot of those simply by being bigots.
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.
The only poll that matters is in November
If that were the case, Biden would still be in the race. But his swing state polls were not getting better.
But that’s the point. This is a national poll, not polling in swing states. It’s encouraging, but not necessarily predictive of victory.
It’s like telling someone who has more yards in a football game. Yards are a good indicator of success, but winners are decided on points. Some points might require fewer yards. Winning in Wyoming is like a field goal after the other team fumbles on their own 20. Republicans get a lot of those simply by being bigots.
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.