And we’ve assumed in recent years that they’ve somehow have gotten worse.
They were just as bad. Dufus#2, who spoke immediately after Dufus One (Walter), said that Reagan’s support was “wide but not deep”... that’s how he described an (at that moment) 51%-42% thumping!!!!!
I remember 1980 was the election the media said was “too close to call” then it ended up being a Reagan landslide.
They do seem to be better at polling now.