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"Electability" is a function of your opponent, too. That's bad news for Trump.

"Electability" is a function of your opponent, too. That's bad news for Trump.

Voters are bearish that any Democrat can beat Trump yet still prefer most others to him

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G. Elliott Morris
Aug 24, 2019
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"Electability" is a function of your opponent, too. That's bad news for Trump.
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What even is “electability”?

The Takeaway: Even as I proof-read this text, I can tell that I sound like a broken record. But here goes: General election polls released this early are likely not predictive of the final 2020 vote share—but perhaps we can still learn something from them. Here’s what I see in the numbers: Donald Trump is deeply unpopular, fa…

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