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Donald Trump would be on track to win a historic landslide in November — if so many US voters didn’t find him personally repugnant.

Roughly 53 percent of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of the former president. And yet, when asked about Trump’s ability to handle key issues — or the impact of his policies — voters routinely give the Republican candidate higher marks than President Biden

In a YouGov survey released this month, Trump boasted an advantage over Biden on 10 of the 15 issues polled. On the three issues that voters routinely name as top priorities — the economy, immigration, and inflation — respondents said that Trump would do a better job by double-digit margins. 

Meanwhile, in a recent New York Times/Siena College poll, 40 percent of voters said that Trump’s policies had helped them personally, while just 18 percent said the same of Biden. If Americans could elect a normal human being with Trump’s reputation for being “tough” on immigration and good at economics, they would almost certainly do so.

Biden is fortunate that voters do not have that option. But to erase Trump’s small but stubborn lead in the polls, the president needs to erode his GOP rival’s advantage on the issues.

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[–] [email protected] 94 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Meanwhile, back in reality, the GOP recently lost two more special elections in places they normally wouldn't & nationwide the Democrats are still beating polling by 9+ points at the ballot box post Roe V. Wade fuckery by SCotUS. Also, the GOP's bank accounts are literally being looted by the Trumps which will devastate down-ballot politicians.

I'm assuming they are using AI or a something similar for targeting polling to get the "answers" they want,

Polling hasn't been anywhere near accurate since 2016, but the Media needs its horse race. Make sure you vote & make sure 3 other people vote & we've got this.

EDIT: the silly little fascist symp @syllogi has been blocked by everyone, so all they can do is sad little downvotes. How pathetic you are, fash.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Exactly. Who do you think is more likely to answer a phone poll? A rural landline to an older man with nothing better to do then shout "Trump" into the receiver OR an urban mobile number owned by a young non-white woman with two kids?

These polls oversample loud conservatives and undersample quieter Democrats with actual lives. Remember 2020 when Trump had lots of "enthusiasm" at his rallies? How'd that work out?

It doesn't matter how enthusiastic your vote is, it matters if you vote. Just vote and help others to do the same. Sign up for a Biden or local Democrat's GOTV effort. That's actual democracy.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Dude exactly, also a bunch of us dems are just of the type who wouldn't participate regardless even if they got a hold of us. If they want my time they have to pay.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Cant remember who said it but "polls are fake until voting" comes to mind.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Those people answering the landline are MUCH more likely to vote. Ask Hilary and Bernie how their races went.

Trump is up...the D's need to realize that and do something about it.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

We need more than 4 votes though... (Joke if not obvious)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

LOL I must have blocked them a long time ago because I see nothing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

They haven't commented anything in months, there's nothing to see. They're talking about downvotes.