Among the new polling associated to Kamala Harris is clearly based mostly on fantasy, which explains why some days it seems like we’re all residing in an episode of the Twilight Zone.
It was one factor once we had been instructed that Biden dropping out of the race and Kamala stepping in had reenergized Democrats, which gave Harris a slight bump within the polls.
Then a number of the polling became downright wish-casting being pushed closely by the media. Does anybody actually imagine Harris goes to win Texas?
Townhall experiences:
If Democrats have a political unicorn concerning the Electoral School, it’s Texas. How typically have we heard that Texas is popping blue, and Republicans win each time on Election Day? Wendy Davis, who led the abortion filibuster that elevated her profile in 2013, was alleged to win the 2014 gubernatorial race, keep in mind? Democrats thought there have been shy Democrats that dotted the suburbs of the state, hiding just like the Viet Cong till that cycle. That was brutally mistaken, as Davis barely broke 40 p.c of the vote. With Kamala Harris, we’re again to those similar video games.
Take this Newsweek piece with the headline, “Can Kamala Harris Flip Texas Blue?” It’s a chunk that led Tom Bevan, co-founder of RealClearPolitics, to tweet “holy s**t” after studying the piece and zeroing in on the buried passages that wreck this piece of science fiction…
Holy shit. Newsweek took this quote (“I don’t suppose that Texas will probably be in play. In any respect”) and turned it into this:https://t.co/WIugbVHE93 pic.twitter.com/JAsghYyGXU
— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) August 14, 2024
Florida has grow to be a solidly crimson state. Republicans have an enormous benefit there. Does anybody imagine Florida is in play for Harris?
NEW >> FAU ballot launched at this time reveals Kamala Harris is simply *2 factors* away from taking the lead over Donald Trump in Florida, and confirms what we have recognized all alongside:
Donald Trump is in hassle. pic.twitter.com/sF5oBtJMym
— Florida Democrats (@FlaDems) August 14, 2024
Right here’s one other instance of fantasy polling.
Extra voters belief Harris than Trump on economic system: Survey https://t.co/TM06pUeFRp
— The Hill (@thehill) August 13, 2024
Quite a lot of polls are oversampling Democrats.
This ballot has VP Harris +4, however wait…
Unweighted Democrat +21
Weighted Democrat +5I’ve seen related margins within the final three polls that I’ve checked.
How is that this critical? https://t.co/9QKt3AWTaN pic.twitter.com/c7Qwk1tmtu
— KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) August 14, 2024
That is mainly a psychological play by the media to make it appear to be Harris is an inevitability and that the race is mainly already over. Don’t fall for it. They’re attempting to demoralize you.
