AES on track to ~3 pt win, polls had him at around 12-14 pts. That's a really big poll miss, like bigger than we saw in swing states in 2020 and bigger than the misses in last year's Gov races. However primary polling being that off isn't that shocking. Average primary miss can be as high as 12 pts
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Luis A. Mendez
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Polling continues to be our best gauge of public opinion and had a great 2024. 2025 off-year misses were thanks to pollsters weighting to 2024 results. Primary polling has always had a much larger margin of error compared to general polling and tends to be where you see the biggest upsets.
mtswif nothing else another big night for the "polling in the no-one-picks-up-their-phone-anymore Era is cooked" take
I actually agree. Both Stevens and AES are unimpressive candidates to me, but McMorrow got squeezed out by finding herself trying to balance both sides of the spectrum.
Burnham Down The HouseI’m gonna lose leftist cred for this, but I think McMorrow would’ve won this primary 60/40 over either candidate
This week's podcast episode is now out! #SpiderManBrandNewDay, more #ChildrenOfBloodAndBone drama, yet another #GoldenGlobes scandal, Jared Leto allegations, Mike Leigh retiring, Glen Hansard’s passing, & a personal note on post-partum depression: 🔗 www.mendezmoviereport.com/p/podcast15
If the report Stevens' pollster told her she has no path to victory is correct, I'll point to the sign again:
Luis A. MendezWhen it comes to Haley Stevens' likely loss in the MI primary next week, so many will talk DSA, Israel, and anti-establishment vibes, but I cannot overstate enough what an awkward and cringe campaigner the woman is. Like, that's gotta' be the reason her past electoral performances are so "eh"
Top 4 are good, rest are forgettable-to-mid. 'Tom Jones' would be my pick for the worst BP winner.
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There are potential candidate quality issues for Ds in MI Senate and WI Gov, but other than that I'm feeling pretty good that they crack 230+ house seats and put up a real fight in the Senate. Unless something changes soon, Trump will be the most unpopular a Prez was coming into an e-day since 08.
Luis A. MendezThis place is pretty useless for talking movies compared to X, so I may as well post more political stuff on here. In 2024 I got called a doomer for pointing out how toxically bad the environment was for Dems. Now its midterm time and my bullishness on a decent blue wave is bound to annoy someone.
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Now that #TheOdyssey is out I've updated my Best Picture race outlook for the #Oscars. The movie has proven itself to me to remain as the one to beat, however this race is far from over and the fall festivals will be here before you know it: 🔗 www.mendezmoviereport.com/p/99oscars03