• xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    Those margins are all uncomfortably close - “wipes out” is needlessly bombastic.

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      7 months ago

      I think that “wipes out” here is referring to the lead that Trump had in the polls previously. All the states went from a clear lead for Trump over Biden, to basically even, with one exception showing a clear lead.

      I think that it suggests a competitive race, rather than one side coasting to victory. It is hard to draw concrete conclusions still, but the clear lead is definitely gone

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      7 months ago

      I think it was John Stewart said we’re happy to have gone from Trump lead to statistical tie.