If you ever needed a reason to stop believing what the polls tell you, and the "surprise" loss of Hillary to Trump wasn't enough, here is an even better reason.
The average polls use about 58% more registered democrats than registered republicans. Yes, they do this on purpose.
This is why Hillary was supposed to win in a massive landslide, and instead lost the Electoral College (EC) convincingly.
By the way, no, the popular vote doesn't count. Why? Because in the popular vote, only large states that sway far in favor of one candidate actually matter. Kalifornia, NY and Texas.
Florida is always close to 50/50. Virginia is always close to 50/50. Pennsylvania is always close to 50/50. Idaho is small, population-wise. So is Alaska and Hawaii. Alabama is small compared to the population of Texas and NY. So none of those states matter much because they can't overcome or match the population edge of states like Kalifornia, NY and Texas.
But in the EC, EVERY state matters. Which is why it's confusing that Hillary neglected to even set foot in the states with many people she labeled "deplorable" and "irredeemable". Or is it really so confusing?
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