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Is Trump Losing His Electoral College Advantage?

2024/9/23
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Jeffrey Skelly:提前投票数据预测选举结果的价值很低,甚至可能具有误导性。原因在于,我们只能看到各州的政党注册比例,但无法知道有多少人会在选举日当天投票。此外,由于2020年大选期间邮寄投票和提前投票的比例创下历史新高,我们缺乏可靠的基准数据来进行比较。因此,试图利用这些数据来预测选举结果是一项徒劳的尝试。 Mary Radcliffe:由于早期投票的获取途径随着时间的推移发生了巨大变化,因此很难找到可靠的基准数据进行比较,从而难以预测选举结果。以宾夕法尼亚州为例,2020年大选是该州首次实行无理由缺席邮寄投票,因此我们不应将2020年大选的数据与其他年份进行比较。此外,疫情可能永久性地改变了一些人的投票行为,而我们对此缺乏了解。虽然未来随着更多州提供早期投票选项,我们可以更好地利用这些数据,但目前仍不宜将其作为预测选举结果的主要依据。 Galen Druk:虽然内华达州等一些州的早期投票数据具有参考价值,但仍不应将其作为预测选举结果的主要依据。2022年内华达州参议院选举结果显示,胜负只差0.8个百分点,这说明选举结果的微小变化都可能对最终结果产生重大影响。因此,我们不应过度解读早期投票数据,而应更多地关注民调数据等其他信息。 Mary Radcliffe: 民主党人更倾向于提前投票和邮寄投票,因此仅依靠提前投票数据可能会导致对选举结果的误判。在分析早期投票数据时,必须考虑到民主党人和共和党人的投票方式差异,否则可能会得出错误的结论。

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Early voting data provides insights into voter turnout, but its predictive power is limited due to changing access, evolving voter behavior, and the potential for misleading interpretations.
  • Early voting has increased significantly in recent decades.
  • Democrats tend to vote early more than Republicans.
  • Experts prefer high-quality polls over early voting data for predictions.

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As early voting kicks off in states across the country, the crew dives into an intensifying election season on this week’s installment of the 538 Politics podcast. They discuss whether early voting data can offer clues about November's outcome, analyze conflicting polls from key battleground states and examine the potential for a shift in the GOP’s Electoral College advantage. Plus, the team previews 538’s new Senate polling averages, focusing on the races that could determine control of the chamber.

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