Do you believe all these polls?

Would you rather have the polls lie and say that Trump is doing great?

It's not a tactic; polls are always around at election time and just in general because there's demand for them. It's your decision whether you want to read into them or not. Best to just keep an eye out for quality pollsters in early primary states, and ignore the national polls. Especially at this early stage.

Even though polls are more or less pointless now, I love the fact that they have Donald squirming.

These polls are not reliable because people who are going to vote for Trump, are saying they are voting for Biden. This is to stop Bernie Sanders becoming the nominee. The Republicans did the same thing in 2016. Democrats should not let republicans decide who are democratic candidate for president is. Let's not make the same mistake twice.

"These polls are not reliable because people who are going to vote for Trump, are saying they are voting for Biden. This is to stop Bernie Sanders becoming the nominee"

LOL, it's the other way around. Republicans WANT Bernie to be the nominee, because they know he's easier to beat. Last time they registered to vote as "independents" so they could vote for Bernie in Democratic primaries, because they thought he'd be easier for Trump to beat than Hillary

General elections polls at this time are pretty meaningless OP. Quit obsessing over them either way.

Considering how odious Trump has performed, I don’t think the polls are all that bad for him. He’s still in the low 40’s. And his general election matchups look pretty good against everyone except Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, neither of whom are invincible. I’d feel pretty good if I were him... unless the economy turns to shit. Even then, we could have a very brief recession that’s over well before Election Day.

I have zero faith in the polls after how badly we got screwed last time. I’m assuming he will be re-elected. I’ve lost all faith in the American people - and democracy in general.

Agreed r8, it’s all bs and conjecture. Trump voters lie in these polls then go and do the opposite come Election Day. They lie, lie and lie.

R8 needs a good slap in the face.

Honestly, that attitude is so ignorant and infuriating.

The polls were pretty much right when it came to the popular vote. We did not get screwed by polling. As far as the D nominee..I'd even vote for Bernie over Trump.

The polls shouldn’t give a fuck about the popular vote. As we know, that’s not how the US elects presidents.

All I can do is vote. After feeling like a hostage for the last 3 years, I can’t mentally engage as much anymore. It was ruining my life. Need to remember I can’t control everything and need to accept what I can’t change. And the only thing I can change is how I vote - the Trumptards are beyond logic or reasoning.

There are a couple of million who will vote for him but never admit it, or show up at his clan rallies for fear of insults and retaliation.

R8 and R9 - Trump voters can lie all they want to pollsters, they are still quite sufficiently outnumbered. The issue continues to be mainly turnout related, especially in connection with younger generations and or newly registered individuals. This is why nominated a dreary status quo politician would be a disaster. A significant percentage of the population would shrug and stay home.

Ugh typos. This is why *nominating* a dreary status quo... and etc.

You do have to keep in mind how difficult it is not unseat a sitting president.

Also there are LEGIONS of old, angry white voters who will vote for Trump no matter what. They will come out of the woodwork. Even moderates will be fooled by the economy. Only by enticing (and growing) the democratic base can we hope to win this.

I’m curious R15. Given what a huge lead Biden has maintained, clearly there are people who are enthused about him. I think the problem is the short attention span, internet activist millennials who just don’t bother to vote. The olds in the swing states are perhaps the most important voters in the country. The hardcore woke hipsters in NY and CA are largely irrelevant.

[quote]You do have to keep in mind how difficult it is not unseat a sitting president.

No sitting President is as hated as this one. This is different. Not to be complacent but he has ticked off people of color and now Jewish people this week alone.

If a person stays home because they don't like what the polls are then they are a dunce. They probably don't vote anyways. I at 62 years old have never missed voting for president or any election even in the cities/towns I have lived in. I vote in every election.

[quote] have never missed voting for president

I vote every election, too, but I wish my vote for president actually counted! Wouldn't that be nice?