Unskewing polls isn’t just for Republicans anymore. After a CNN/ORC poll showed Donald Trump narrowly leading Hillary Clinton nationally, MSNBC adjusted the numbers to look like the 2012 electorate instead, giving the Democrats a 4-point lead.
Trump supporters in particular have a complicated relationship with the polls. When the Republican presidential nominee is up, the numbers are cited triumphantly, not least by the candidate himself. When he’s down, they protest biased polls that are as “rigged” as the election.
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