The Bottom Line

Why were US pollsters and media blindsided – again?

In Trump-Biden election, wild predictions from established US pollsters and media were off the mark, just like 2016.

Host Steve Clemons talks to veteran pollster Frank Luntz about why most American media and pollsters are still not able to paint an accurate picture of the US electorate, even after the lessons learned from Trump’s surprise win in 2016.

For 2020, most establishment media and pollsters gave Biden a 10-point lead, predicted that the Democrats would widen their majority in the House, and likely flip the Senate from its Republican majority.

None of these happened on Election Day.

Watch Luntz explain why most media simply cannot get a full understanding of the mind of American conservatives.