It appears the “skewed polls” sham of 2012 has become the “undercover Trump voter” sham of 2016.
I frankly cannot believe someone as respected as Kellyanne Conway would say something so easily refuted on camera, when she knows better. She made her bones in this movement as a…wait for it…wait for it…pollster!
Some questions for Kellyanne, and for those peddling this self-refuting, low brainpower talking point:
1) How come the polls during the primary, which turned out to be about 99% right when it came to Trump’s support, were able to accurately gauge the outcome? But general election polling, when it’s easier to identify the electorate because it’s really only two candidates, is suddenly way off?
2) Why were people proud to tell pollsters they were voting for Trump in the primary but they’re suddenly not now?
3) Why in the Sam Hill would you want to help a guy become president that people aren’t proud to say they’re voting for?
4) Why would somehow be so ashamed to vote for Trump they won’t tell a pollster on the telephone, but they’ll show up and publicly support Trump at his massive rallies?
“But Steve,” some of you will say, “look at Trump’s rallies. The polls must be wrong.”
There are 67 arenas in the United States with capacity seating of at least 17,000 people. If Trump held sellout rallies at each of them between now and Election Day – which would be a Herculean task – that would be about 1.5 million total people.
THAT’S LESS THAN 2% OF THE TOTAL PEOPLE WHO VOTED IN 2012.
Furthermore, there is no need to intellectually embarrass yourself with such easily refuted claims that either make you look stupid, or make you look like you assume your intended audience is stupid.
For example, maybe this is how Kellyanne could’ve responded:
“Ms. Conway the polls show your candidate is losing at the moment. You’re a pollster, do you believe them?”
“Well, polls aren’t an exact science and as a pollster myself sometimes we’re wrong, like we just saw in the Brexit vote. However, while polls drive news cycles, the election is still 75 days away. So we’ve got plenty of time to make our case, including three debates, with a candidate like Donald Trump that proved in the primary he could drive voters to the polls when it matters most.”
That’s it. Credible spin and you don’t humiliate yourself. How hard is this?
But this is what cults do to people. They cause us to abandon all critical thinking. Trump corrupts, and absolute Trump corrupts absolutely.
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In a year of stupidity, arguing "people are ashamed to say they're voting for my candidate" could be the stupidest.https://t.co/xdrzZYwMl2
— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) August 24, 2016
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