2024 polls were accurate but still underestimated Trump

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4. The emergence of Trump has put polling into murky waters.

I'm not a polls truther or anything, but it's interesting how Trump has the unique effect of having a sizable number of "hidden" supporters that leads to polls underestimating his true support. It’s like, people may consciously know that he's distasteful, crass, and a national embarrassment — but they vote for him, for whatever reason, in secret because they're afraid of others knowing.

Not sure what that says about our current political environment, but I'm sure there's something there. I'm sure there have been political figures who have had a similar effect before ("embarrassed Nixon voters" comes to mind), but this seems like a fairly unique phenomenon.

I only wish more people had secretly voted for Harris. I can't tell if the lack of such is a good thing, a bad thing, or both. Maybe it says something about how Americans view her character; she wasn't off-putting enough for voters to feel embarrassed voting for her.