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US presidential election: were the polls wrong?

2020-11-09T18:41:48.689Z


THE VERIFICATION - In terms of the number of voters, Joe Biden wins by far. His victory, however, is due to four key states where the difference between the two candidates is less than one percent. Did the polls anticipate it?


THE QUESTION.

Joe Biden will be the 46th President of the United States.

The Democratic candidate gathered under his name more than 75 million votes, a historic record.

Despite his defeat, Donald Trump also records a record for a Republican candidate, with more than 70 million votes, a sign of the exceptional mobilization of both camps.

However, over the past four days, the hearts of analysts, commentators and politicians have played a roller coaster ride.

Tuesday evening (French time), Joe Biden seemed to dominate the ballot, served by his favorite status, a bit like Hillary Clinton in 2016. Wednesday morning when waking up, the card was however covered in red and Donald Trump even announced his victory.

During the day, the "red mirage", anticipated by some specialists, dissipated to the point that it was believed, Wednesday evening, that Joe Biden would finally win the bet hands down.

Thursday morning, however, the equation seemed again obscure: the uncertainty remaining in

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Source: lefigaro

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