Dhrumil Mehta, Michael Tabb and Anna Rothschild of FiveThirtyEight –
The results of the 2016 election came as a shock to many Americans. How could Donald Trump win the presidency when he was behind in the polls? As Election Day approaches in 2020, it once again looks as if the Democratic candidate is in the lead. But can we really trust what pollsters are telling us?
FiveThirtyEight database journalist Dhrumil Mehta explains why you shouldn’t give up on polling.