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johnnyFive  ·  2975 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Donald Trump's campaign for U.S. President died today.

Be wary of putting too much faith in pre-election polls. My understanding is that people tend to fall back to party loyalty when it comes time to actually vote.

You probably also have a reverse-Obama effect. There were people who said they'd vote for a black man for president who in reality wouldn't. By the same token, I expect there are people who say they don't support Trump but secretly do.





kleinbl00  ·  2975 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's not a poll, that's a poll aggregate, that demonstrates that exact "fall back to party loyalty."

One of those parties has never been about Trump. The other is just now determining what price loyalty.