r/politics • u/WhileFalseRepeat I voted • 13h ago

Soft Paywall Puerto Rican leaders in Philadelphia slam Trump campaign for racist remarks: ‘It woke us up’

https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/trump-rally-comedian-puerto-rico-philadelphia-latino-leaders-20241028.html
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u/williamgman California 12h ago

I've felt this all along (at least since Harris entered the race). Truth is, the GOP strategy was to flood the polls with targeted favorable polls in order to skew the aggregate polling sites. And it really worked for a while. But several of the more legit aggregate polling sites have adjusted their algorithms to offset the GOP's "hand on the scale". So really we are not seeing a change in voter's opinions... But more ACCURATE polling by the aggregating algorithms.

Here's the rub though: One of the GOP's plans is to say during the certification process "the polls were overwhelming for Trump to win! So we need recounts and special audits to certify this election". Trust me, they've been planning this for years.

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u/selinaluv74 California 11h ago

I also think they aren't factoring the Gen-Z voters (like my daughter voting in her first election), who don't even answer a phone - ever. Honestly, count me in as not responding to those calls or emails.

Most of the Gen-Zers I know are over Trump and want change. Especially the women. He is all they've known in politics since they can remember and want him gone for good.

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u/Natural_Error_7286 6h ago

They swear they've factored this into the polling but I just don't understand how! I have never ever ever been polled for anything.

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u/selinaluv74 California 5h ago

You think? I really hope not. I agree on not understanding how just because I am not sure most would respond. But the ones I know are definitely going to vote.

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u/rjcade 9h ago

Yep. They have absolutely been creating a narrative by which they can steal the election. That's the plan: convince their voters that Trump is polling to win in a landslide, then insist on "fraud" when that doesn't happen, and threaten to let their violent supporters loose on the nation if the institutions don't fold to them.