Last Friday, the Trump campaign temporarily suspended its advertising spending for what it described as “a review and fine-tuning of the campaign’s strategy”. It was a small news item on another day dominated by the pandemic burning through America. It was significant, however, because it underscored a fundamental problem with the Trump campaign thus far.
The polls validate Trump’s psychodrama
Unfortunately for Trump, The New York Times/Sienna poll has something of a reputation and little of that has to do with its ability to predict elections.
