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Is this YouTube channel just copium, or is there something we are overlooking? [1]

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Date: 2024-09-01  

I recently came across this YouTube channel called "Election Time," which primarily looks at the national electoral map based on current (at the time) polling. Every video I have watched has Trump winning the election by a wide margin. On the latest video, the creator says that Harris is on track for "the worst performance by a Democratic candidate since 1988."

Another video from a week or so ago had a thumbnail with the text, "Trump is Surging!" I realize that there is still a decent chance Trump could win, but I don't think anyone else would say that Trump is the one who is "surging."

The comment sections are full of Trump supporters. I already knew that they live in an alternate reality, but their comments just confirm it even more.

Honestly, I haven't paid that close attention to the videos, but from what I've seen, the creator does seem to cite polling data (he brings up Web pages from at least one polling site). That's the only thing that gives me pause about his videos (the fact that he doesn't seem to be pulling his forecasts out of thin air).

What do you all think?

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