amphibian, on 06 July 2024 - 09:53 PM, said:
We also have Biden *closing* the polling gaps lately. https://www.bloomber...ter-debate-poll
There's an actual strategy here that's led to Biden getting this type of shit from big media companies - he goes to local media almost all the time for his appearances and events. It's combined with a comms team that is not experienced enough to navigate him well with big media people - who are often in the tank for Trump.
Just to be clear---you were kidding about the New York Times leadership "being in the tank" for Trump, right? You don't seriously think they're trying to get him reelected?
Anyway, that's just one poll. It's directly contradicted by the CBS and OpenLabs post-debate swing state polls. (And indirectly contradicted by the New York Times national poll.) The polling average clearly has Biden down substantially after the debate.
Trump leading Biden nationally and in swing states after debate, CBS News poll finds - CBS News
The Bloomberg poll you're referencing was the first Bloomberg poll after Trump's conviction. So it's not strong evidence of Biden doing better after the debate than he was in the weeks before it.
And even in the Bloomberg poll,
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Trump Gets Bad News in Swing States Despite Biden's Debate Performance - Newsweek
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