GiddyGap@lemm.ee to politics @lemmy.world · 11 months agoTrump has edge over Biden in 5 battleground states, poll indicateswww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down119
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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·11 months agoIt’s a year before there’s an election. Is this relevant?
minus-squareTelorand@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoNo. Public sentiment can change in a week. Just look at GW Bush and his popularity before and after 9/11.
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoIt’s relevant to the efforts to promote an agenda, where to spend money, what voters are thinking about the race, and how the issues will shape up. A year is a long time, and a lot can happen in that time.
minus-squarekrayj@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·11 months agoThe democratic party thought it wasn’t relevant in 2015/2016. Turns out they were pretty damned wrong about that. So yeah, I’d say it’s very relevant.
It’s a year before there’s an election. Is this relevant?
No. Public sentiment can change in a week. Just look at GW Bush and his popularity before and after 9/11.
It’s relevant to the efforts to promote an agenda, where to spend money, what voters are thinking about the race, and how the issues will shape up. A year is a long time, and a lot can happen in that time.
The democratic party thought it wasn’t relevant in 2015/2016. Turns out they were pretty damned wrong about that.
So yeah, I’d say it’s very relevant.