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Models, polling averages, and crosstab aggregates galore, younger Black voters, the VP bump, that Ohio special, intergenerational mobility, childless Americans, just how bad we are at focusing

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Aug 02, 2024
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No. 324 | August 8, 2024

🇺🇲 2024

The forecast models and polling averages that went offline with Biden’s withdrawal have slowly started turning back on. Nate Silver’s relaunched model now sees a tossup race.

538 is back with its polling average — no word yet on its forecast, which showed Biden at nearly even odds despite dismal polling before dropping out.  

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