Former President Donald Trump has surged in a recent election model from Nate Silver, capturing 61 percent support, a significant increase of 22.3 points from his lowest polling point. According to this model, Trump also has a 63 percent chance of winning in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania and a 52 percent chance in Michigan, both major swing states that he won in 2016 and President Joe Biden won in 2020. This latest forecast is a massive blow to Vice President Kamala Harris, despite most media outlets calling her debate against Trump a victory for her.
Here’s a breakdown of Siliver’s data:
? BREAKING: Trump ticks back to being the 61% favorite in Nate Silver’s election model after more polls release
? Trump: 61% (+22.3)
? Harris: 38.7%The model also gives Trump a 63% chance of winning PENNSYLVANIA, and a 52% chance at MICHIGAN.
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— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 13, 2024
ABC News’ David Muir and Linsey Davis faced significant backlash online during Tuesday night’s presidential debate for perceived bias against Trump. Critics pointed out various forms of bias, including asking Trump more confrontational “gotcha” questions than those directed at Harris, pressing Trump with follow-up questions while allowing Harris to avoid answering without similar scrutiny, and fact-checking Trump rigorously while letting Harris make unchallenged statements, the Daily Wire reported.
ABC News’ left-wing bias was on full display during the network’s pre-debate coverage, with media analyst Stephen L. Miller noting: “ABC’s pre-debate coverage might as well be The View right now. It’s insane.” Added RealClearPolitics President Tom Bevan: “In media file center they’ve been blaring the sound of ABCs pre-debate coverage. Except when Tom Cotton was just on. Sound went way down, couldn’t hear a word. Josh Shapiro comes on and the sound was turned back up. Unreal.”
Then, once the debate began, the bias quickly went on display with former Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell calling Davis a “far-left activist.” Political commentator Noah Pollak posted on X: “ABC hosts embarrassing themselves protecting Harris from having to answer whether she supports partial birth late term abortions.” Firebrand Ann Coulter noted: “But it’s great to have 3 Democrats debating Trump tonight. Thanks, ABC!”
Donald Trump Jr. criticized fact-checkers for only fact-checking his father but not Harris. “Weird how the hack moderators at @abcnews are only ‘Fact checking’ Trump and allowing Kamala to lie nonstop,” he posted. “The Fake News is the enemy of the people!” City Journal contributor and researcher Christopher Rufo chimed in on X: “These overtly partisan, often misleading ‘fact checks’ are absurd. It’s not journalism. It’s propaganda.”
“Harris just lied about the SCOTUS ruling on immunity,” noted conservative commentator AG. “Zero fact-checks from the moderators after multiple fact-checks against Trump. Really bad look for ABC News.” Sirius XM host Megyn Kelly blasted Muir and Davis, writing: “These moderators are a disgraceful failure and this is one of the most biased, unfair debates I have ever seen. Shame on you @ABC. The pile-on against Trump is so bad and so obvious this will backfire.”
