LOL...it is always “it’s tightening.”
I was musing yesterday — when was the last election where Republicans were in the lead and “it’s tightening” meant the Democrats were catching up?
I honestly cannot remember an election where the Republicans had a solid lead. In other words, how long have the pollsters been crooked?
I found one for you: https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/24/us/reagan-appears-to-hold-solid-lead-over-mondale-in-the-west.html