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Pototan

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2. You're correct

Reply to Shermann (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 22, 2024, 10:15 AM

Sep 2024

It's 3.1% either way. You can add 3.1% to Trump and subtract 3.1% from Harris. Of course, the reverse could also be true. In which case it could be Trump by 1.1% or Harris by 8.1%.

That's why these polls are inconclusive. But they can be, when taken together, instructive of the trend lines.

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