• @Nobody
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    323 months ago

    Some polls have indicated that Trump was gaining on President Joe Biden among this group of voters before Biden decided to step aside as the Democratic nominee.

    However, a new New York Times/Siena College poll sees Harris leading Trump by 19 percentage points among Hispanic voters – 57 to 38 per cent. In June, the same pollster found that Biden was leading among Hispanic voters by a single point – 45 to 44 per cent.

    It makes sense in context. Biden was quickly losing the advantage, and Harris gained it back immediately.

    • @[email protected]
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      303 months ago

      Even in context, she may be gaining back losses, but the phrase “gaining on Trump” is still incorrect if she is ahead of him.

      • @NegativeInf
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        -43 months ago

        Leapfrogs is the verb(?) they are looking for.

        • @then_three_more
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          13 months ago

          No, again that’s coming from behind. You leap ahead of someone like in a game of leapfrog.

          “Pulls ahead of” would have worked as that can mean that she’s behind and then overtakes, or is already ahead and increases that lead.