About Those Polls...

Published: Nov. 10, 2020, 10:55 a.m.

b'Nate Cohn, an expert on polling for The New York Times, knows that the predictions for the 2016 presidential election were bad.\\n\\nBut this year, he says, they were even worse.\\n\\nSo, what happened?\\n\\nNate talks us through a few of his theories and considers whether, after two flawed performances, polling should be ditched.\\n\\nGuest: Nate Cohn, a domestic correspondent for The Upshot at The New York Times, speaks to us about the polls and breaks down the election results.\\xa0\\n\\nFor more information on today\\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nBackground reading:\\xa0As the results rolled in on Tuesday night, so did a strong sense of d\\xe9j\\xe0 vu. Pre-election polls, it appeared, had been misleading once again.Leading Republicans \\u2014 including Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader \\u2014 have backed President Trump\\u2019s refusal to concede.'