Posted on 09/14/2020 4:24:48 AM PDT by Magnatron
With 53 days left before voters decide his political fate, there were stirrings Thursday that suggest the political freefall President Donald Trump has been in for months has not only ended, but that the Electoral College landscape may be starting to move back in his direction, ever so slightly.
The big news came out of the Cook Political Report, one of the preeminent political handicapping services in the country, which moved two states -- Florida and Nevada -- in the President's direction. Florida moved from "lean Democrat" to "Toss Up," while Nevada went from "Likely Democrat" to "Lean Democrat."
"Biden's Electoral College lead has narrowed to 279 to 187 for Trump," wrote Cook's Amy Walter of the moves. "Earlier this summer, Biden held a 308 to 187 lead."
Also on Thursday, The Economist updated its electoral model, writing this:
"In early June The Economist published its own statistical forecasting model for this November's presidential contest to guide such handicapping. Back then, it gave Donald Trump at best a one-in-five chance of winning a second term. But by July, as unrest and the coronavirus ravaged the nation, his odds had slumped to as low as one-in-ten. There they stayed until the middle of August. Now, our model shows Mr Trump has clawed back a sizeable chunk of support."
All of which leads us to the question: Are we seeing the stirring of an actual Trump comeback? Or is the movement effectively a dead-cat bounce rather than a sign of an actual increased chance for Trump to beat former Vice President Joe Biden on November 3?
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They’re getting nervous.
Freefall? What freefall?
The freefall is gaslighting polls and fake news organizations.
Starting?! These polls are designed to get the electorate used to Biden leading by a slim margin. Then when he wins via fraud, we can’t yell fraud and they can turn to the polls as proof.
How does the ultimate repeat winner make a “comeback”.?
Florida tossup lol
Yeah ..................... starting ?
No. There was nothing to come back from. You attacked and attacked thinking that this would finish him off. Then he started to counterpunch.
I would like CNN to name the election that the media didn’t have the democrat candidate way ahead in the polls for most of the election. I can’t remember a single time.
The FALL during which voters are feeling a Trump presidency is their last best hope for staying FREE!
He’s not starting. They finally got their head out of their arse.
They’re not nervous. They’re TERRIFIED!
Doesn’t Rush always note this is the natural progression of the “Drive By Media’s” analysis of polls as we move towards November?
Cillizza is just another liberal hack.
I sometimes watch Morning Joe for laughs and this morning you could tell something was up. Sullen and depressed commentary without the usual laughing and crowing against Orange Man Bad.
There must be polls, internal or otherwise, that don’t look good for Biden.
The sole purpose of these fake polls is to discourage Trump voters to not bother voting on election day.
“There must be polls, internal or otherwise, that don’t look good for Biden.”
They know Biden is a cadaveric candidate. They were hoping to get away with this joke, and now they see the reality.
Panic setting in...
The closer to the election it gets pollsters have to be more accurate in order to remain credible. They are switching from gas lighting mode to reality mode. It is a slow process.
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