Boom goes the proverbial dynamite as Rasmussen now has the race in Pennsylvanian tied 46%-46%:
PENNSYLVANIA
Trump 46%
Biden 46%@Rasmussen_Poll, LV, 8/25-27— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) September 3, 2020
Rasmussen sees Black voters abandoning Joe Biden:
Dead heat: Trump erases Biden’s 8-point lead in Pennsylvania as blacks abandon Democrat https://t.co/RVkyrkadRd
— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) September 3, 2020
And yesterday, Frank Luntz scoled polling experts “who insist the race isn’t tightening”:
And still, there are polling experts out there who insist the race isn’t tightening. pic.twitter.com/3SA8dHJO59
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) September 2, 2020
Oh, it’s tightening:
The 2020 race is tightening.
After the conventions, Trump is now within the margin of error in Pennsylvania. https://t.co/J8MjlGyOWn
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) September 2, 2020
Keep your eyes on Minnesota which Hillary one is a squeaker in 2016:
“Trump’s campaign plans to spend $14 million in Minnesota between now and Election Day.
Democrats in Minnesota have tracked a steady erosion in popular support for the #BlackLivesMatter movement and police overhauls since the early summer.”https://t.co/fbZCLJWemL
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) September 2, 2020
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It’s going to be tough for Biden, in any event:
A good note to include in all 2020 projections. ? https://t.co/aMDIqo8QNW
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) September 2, 2020
But other indications from 2016 suggest President Trump has some work to do on the trust gap:
Strong parallels to 2016 – albeit not in the way some people might want.
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— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) September 2, 2020
Luntz’s advice for both candidates is to focus on what life will be like in 2021, not what’s just happened:
“The public is already in the mindset: What will life be like in 2021?” @FrankLuntz says. “The candidate that captures that essence of the near future is the candidate who wins.” https://t.co/VPRRzQdzDq pic.twitter.com/n3x4lipD5V
— CNBC Politics (@CNBCPolitics) September 2, 2020
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