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Just remember polls gave Hillary almost a guaranteed win. For all intents and purposes, Trump is the front runner regardless of what any polling says

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UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
And the result were statistically within what they predicted. She did get the popular vote but lost in key states where the margins were small.

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frezik@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
No, they did not. That’s not what happened.

Polling probably has taken a dive in accuracy since then, though. Uptake in cell phone use in younger generations has been lingering over the industry for a long time, and it’s finally caught up with them.

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- Euphorazine@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/
  
  72% chance from here. Probably high enough that swing state voters opted to stay home. This was the vibe practically all October. The FBI felt confident enough in her win to announce they were investigating her to appear unbiased.
  
  Polling being inaccurate for whatever reason doesn’t change the article after article assuring everyone Hillary had it in the bag.
  
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  - frezik@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    72% chance means Trump needed to flip two coins and have them both come up heads. It’s not that ridiculous.
    
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