While election almost certain to be decided by swing states, pollsters explain why growth in national polls is meaningful

While election almost certain to be decided by swing states, pollsters explain why growth in national polls is meaningful

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  • Buffalox@lemmy.world
    33·
    2 months ago

    Is that like rubber bands, it’s the same amount only stretched? Like we changed the scales on the graph to make it look bigger.
    Is it really normal to write like that headline in English? Because to me it sounds stupid.
    Seems increases would be the “normal” word to use.

    • A_A@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 months ago

      i agree but the title would become :
      “Harris stretches increases lead over Trump in what could be significant increase”
      … so then you have twice this same word in the title, which doesn’t sound so good.

      • Buffalox@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 months ago

        Yes I see, I still find it weird to call it “stretches”.
        The synonyms “Ben Hur Horse Race” mention would of course be better.

    • makyo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      Semantics but I mean it does actually indicate more people polling for her instead of Turnip so it’s not stretching in that sense.

      I think they use that word because in American politics things are so polarized that it really feels like any gain really does seem like stretching the tiny group of people that can be won over like a rubber band.