More polls....

[lees1975]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/joe-biden-retakes-lead-from-donald-trump-in-latest-national-2024-poll/ar-AA1kJF0i?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=4b891667bc01413b9a7e9d88beaa2533&ei=32

Looks like the media is going to continue to play this game. They need a tight presidential race to make money off increased ratings.

[2naSalit]

1. They see that people...

Have caught on and are talking about it, can't have Biden down all the time. A few favorable polls and people will stop being skeptical about the polls.

At least some journalists are talking about this.

[TwilightZone]

2. The race is tight and likely will be until the end.

I find the complaints about the media characterizing this race as close to be rather odd, since it's an accurate assessment. There's no indication that it won't be close. With the electoral college in place, it will likely come down to a few states, as it did the last two cycles.

[lees1975]

3. I don't believe it is as close as it was in 2020.

Other than a few scattered polls here and there, there's no evidence to indicate that it is so, since there are other polls, including some standards, that show a widening gap between a shrinking Maga base and the GOP's desire to nominate someone else.

Is Biden's age really a concern, and since it is the only thing that his enemies can really come up with, it begs the question of whether the insertion of polls into composite data isn't being manipulated to keep his numbers down? Marist, Morning Consult, YouGov and Quinnipiac all show his approval rating running around 45%, while the composites want to emphasize those polls that have him at or under 40, while leaving out polls showing Trump disapproval running as high as 60%. It's subjective.