US election pollsters were actually a lot closer than people think – John Curtice

By John Curtice, Professor of Politics, University of Strathclyde and Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Social Research

Polling of the US election has been widely criticised following the outcome of last Tuesday’s ballot. For weeks in the run-up to polling day the polls were widely reported as saying that the result was too close to call. Not only was there little difference between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in terms of national vote intentions, but this was also the position in seven “swing” states where the outcome would decide who would win the electoral college vote.

As a result,…

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