Most pollsters are engaged by media organizations. I recognize their limitations but do not dismiss them. This poll was undertaken on behalf of Politico. I have no reason to believe there is an inherent bias in the poll. We do not know how people would vote today with the information available to them. So I look to polling to see trends, and the trends post debate are not good for the President.
We cannot afford to ignore reality at this point in time, and I think 'the primary process is complete' is not a good enough reason to do so. We face an existential threat to Democracy, and we desperately need to not only defeat Trump, but defeat all of his enablers so that we can undo the damage. Even if Biden wins, if two or three percent of voters stay home it will be a major blow to that effort. The Biden campaign is focused on three states. We need to focus on all 50. There are critical races, and we need enthusiasm.
I'm not prone to fits of hysteria or knee jerk reactions. This problem is real. Dismissing it, or telling someone who points it out to 'fuck off' doesn't help matters. The administrations handling of the debate aftermath has been, and frankly continues to be extremely poor. That's a shame. They need to do better. And we need a resolution to this. They seem to be trying to put it off.
