By Bob Walsh
I watch polls. I do not follow
them slavishly, nor do I necessarily trust them. They can, and often
do, give you a trend line, but there is a big problem with polling.
People lie to pollsters.
My
favorite demonstration of this is the Scottish Referendum from ten
years ago. Right up until the morning of the vote ALL of the pollsters
and the betting market said that the split is under 1% and that it is
way too close to call. The actual vote had a split of about 11% against
splitting Scotland off from the UK. Does that mean that the Limies
don't know how to run a poll? NO, it doesn't. It means that a LOT of
people lied, they told the pollsters what they believed they wanted to
hear or what would make them personally look good.
My
GUESS (maybe hopeful expectation) is that a fair number of people will
vote for Trump who would never admit to it. Some of this will be
pro-Trump voting. Some will be anti-Harris voting. Of course a lot of
people WANT to vote for the first female president. But a lot of people
also want to be able to tell themselves they voted for the winner.
Nobody
with any brains or critical thinking skills can actually WANT Kamala
Harris to be president. That doesn't mean she will lose.
That
battle looks at the moment like it will be close. Pennsylvania will be
THE biggie. North Carolina, Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada and
maybe even Omaha, Nebraska will determine which way things go. If Trump
manages to win NC, GA and PA it is almost 100% for sure he will take
the brass ring.
We can but hope. And vote. Decisions are made by those who show up. Vote early and often.
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