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35. He's in bizarro land citing polls no one has hardly heard of
Sun Aug 30, 2020, 08:23 PM
Aug 2020

and that 538 doesn’t even use

Trump’s alternate-reality bounce
If a spree of Sunday-morning retweets are anything to go by, however, Trump is a believer in the bounce — and in the ABC/Ipsos results being an outlier. The president boosted tweets and analysis from right-wing Twitter account @PollWatch2020 more than twenty times, including polls from the Democracy Institute and the Trafalgar Group showing him winning nationally and in key swing states.

There’s plenty of reason to be doubtful of those numbers, though: The Trafalgar Group gets a C- in FiveThirtyEight’s pollster ratings, and the Democracy Institute isn’t even listed.

Also of concern is the fact both groups’ numbers fly in the face of just about everything else out there — in Michigan, for example, Biden’s average lead stands at 7.1 percentage points, and that includes the Trafalgar poll that shows Trump winning. In fact, Trafalgar has the only FiveThirtyEight-recognized poll this month to show Trump winning by any margin in the state.

This isn’t the first time Trump has rejected reality as presented by reputable pollsters:

But trying to quash polls that don’t look good for your campaign isn’t a great reelection strategy, especially when most of the polls are in consistent agreement. In the key swing states of Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, Biden still retains a lead, one mirrored in national polls.

https://www.vox.com/2020/8/30/21407646/trump-approval-poll-rnc-abc-news-ipsos

IPSOS facto, I'm feeling better! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #1
Same here! ananda Aug 2020 #46
Biden's approval is only 46-40?? WTF is wrong with people? triron Aug 2020 #2
An Hypothesis ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #5
I think what is meant here KS Toronado Aug 2020 #9
Biden is +6% and rising; Turd is -28% and falling. lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #47
Net positive ...approval minus disapproval 43% Le Roi de Pot Aug 2020 #13
Damn good question. Yet 30%-40% seem hellbent on keeping Trump in office. jaxexpat Aug 2020 #17
Trump voters say they're more 'comfortable' with him, that he's much less 'swampy' than those Dems, Nexus2 Aug 2020 #23
Trotting out his bratty kids didnt help methinks GusBob Aug 2020 #3
And screaming gf of a son. n/t moonscape Aug 2020 #11
I think Kimberly Gargoyle did a huge amount of damage. lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #48
Good Grief, what did Gavin Newsim ever see in her? calimary Aug 2020 #51
Yikes! LudwigPastorius Aug 2020 #55
My take on this is that he stayed mostly 'on script': Volaris Aug 2020 #19
And it will drop to 25% when the entire eastern seaboard melts into the ocean lindysalsagal Aug 2020 #4
He is getting down to 2008 W territory Buckeyeblue Aug 2020 #6
Yeah he is. W got down to 23 I think underpants Aug 2020 #7
Agreed. It needs to be a simple flat rate Buckeyeblue Aug 2020 #26
W was seen as being pro Muslim and pro immigration so he lost support among JI7 Aug 2020 #30
And the economy tanked and he did basically nothing Buckeyeblue Aug 2020 #32
Yes, the economy was the biggest thing back then JI7 Aug 2020 #33
Correct. It's the I got mine mentality. Buckeyeblue Aug 2020 #34
This is why I think things like sports being canceled could hurt Trump more than deaths JI7 Aug 2020 #36
Republicans also started turning against the war Polybius Aug 2020 #40
And he wasn't up for reelection... Harder to say you are unhappy... zaj Aug 2020 #43
Not even close Polybius Aug 2020 #39
Correct Awsi Dooger Aug 2020 #41
Doing the same thing over and over... paleotn Aug 2020 #8
and now a word from Vaas (WARNING: NSFW) HuskyOffset Aug 2020 #45
Hope All the Evil trumps Are BACKFIRING Over Cha Aug 2020 #10
Approval on the conventions: Gothmog Aug 2020 #12
This must be what twittiler is so mad about today! Thekaspervote Aug 2020 #14
That wasn't a political convention. I was a cheap infomercial. lpbk2713 Aug 2020 #15
Yes but usually on the infomercials, there's interesting B.S. with people that have consumed Illumination Aug 2020 #21
More like the Creature Feature at 2AM. lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #49
Waa-waa! ffr Aug 2020 #16
I wonder if it was the super spreader event that caused the dip? ecstatic Aug 2020 #18
Which super spreader event? nt LAS14 Aug 2020 #29
Turd's speech on the White House lawn lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #50
I'm waiting for reports to start cropping up in two weeks. nt LAS14 Aug 2020 #52
Yup! Hopefully lots of high-profile Reptilicans will drop. lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #54
I hope this is true. Kablooie Aug 2020 #20
Maybe they should have yelled louder Dukkha Aug 2020 #22
Damage polls are certainly encouraging. We still need to have all the votes COUNTED. Ford_Prefect Aug 2020 #24
I'd hate to be the staffer that has to tell him about this... unitedwethrive Aug 2020 #25
He's in bizarro land citing polls no one has hardly heard of underpants Aug 2020 #35
THIS - Trump is the rare candidate whose numbers tend to go down the more he is in the media. LiberalFighter Aug 2020 #27
This makes me so happy! nt LAS14 Aug 2020 #28
Leaning on the podium while boring everyone to death womanofthehills Aug 2020 #31
K&R Blue Owl Aug 2020 #37
Post your comments on Fox New Stories at their website. foxtruth Aug 2020 #38
You are doing great work, foxtruth... Pluvious Aug 2020 #53
Good Sherman A1 Aug 2020 #42
Do not dismiss the polls Trump is citing Johnny2X2X Aug 2020 #44
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