Here's Why You Should Ignore The New York Times Poll Showing Trump Leading Biden

There are red flags everywhere in the latest New York Times/Sienna College Poll showing Trump leading Biden 48%-43%

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The New York Times/Sienna Poll Has Some Serious Red Flags

This is not an indictment of polling methodology. There won’t be any allegations of bias, oversample, or anything of that sort. The NYT/Sienna poll is widely regarded as one of the better national polls, but this particular poll also highlights the crisis in polling and why pollsters have been having so much difficulty for several years.

The New York Times/Sienna Poll found that Donald Trump currently leads President Joe Biden 48%-43%, and this is what the media will report endlessly because the top line of the poll fits in perfectly with horse race election coverage. The media assumes that all polls are valid gospel and accurate snapshots of the election.

Since 2017, this has not been the case, but the media has an election coverage model and it is impossible…