Right-wing pollster Richard Baris acknowledged mainstream polls that show Vice President Kamala Harris leading former President Donald Trump by "unbelievable numbers."During a Monday appearance on the War Room podcast, Baris sought to downplay Harris' suggestion that she was an underdog in the presi...
  • BlackbeardEnglish
    71•5 hours ago

    What a bullshit, clickbait headline. The actual story is at the end:

    Baris claimed that conservative polls showed that Trump was tied or had a “believable” edge against Harris.

    “And when you look at the track records of the pollsters in those two courts, right in those two camps, really, you know the ones who are showing the tighter race with Trump with an advantage, have better track records,” he insisted.

    He’s not saying her numbers are “unbelievable” as in, “holy shit that’s awesome!” He’s saying they’re literally unbelievable, as in, “I don’t believe that’s real.”

    • @whereisk
      1•11 minutes ago

      Indeed. Today’s nyt poll has trump ahead in some battleground states. No time for complacency.

    • Billiam
      1•1 hour ago

      “These results are so unbelievable, the Demonrats must have stolen the election from you! Now go riot peacefully make your voices heard while I stay far away from what you’re off to do!”

    • Rhaedas
      7•3 hours ago

      Not quite a Karl Rove reaction, but similar. “These numbers can’t be right, it’s not the numbers we paid to get.”

    • @BrianTheeBiscuiteer
      12•5 hours ago

      I was going to say, I’m sure they would find a 0.1% lead unbelievable.