So would you still believe it if it said Trump was 5 points down or are you believing it because the numbers suit you?
Nobody's numbers suit me. Too many people have been browbeaten into staying silent when it comes to support for Trump and only a tiny, tiny percentage of people they poll would know about their reputation.
“So would you still believe it if it said Trump was 5 points down or are you believing it because the numbers suit you?“
Yes, many FReepers (including me) are predisposed to believing the more optimistic polls - but not BECAUSE they are optimistic - it is because we have good reason to believe they are right, and the pessimistic polls are wrong.
If a few of the pollsters are smart enough to see what we see coming - a Trump victory - then of course we will put more stock in what those pollsters have to say.
They are the only ones with their heads not up their asses.