Here on Planet Earth, the best understanding of the state of the presidential race is that Hillary Clinton has a solid-but-not-insurmountable lead. Recent polls — statistically measured surveys of thousands of American voters — have shown Clinton up by anywhere from 1 to 15 points over the course of the past week. …
For some supporters of Donald Trump, that reality is not acceptable. So, after Trump’s bad post-conventions week, there have been a number of explanations those supporters have come up with to explain why Trump still holds a lead. Those claims deserve some context, by which I mostly mean “debunking.” CONT.
Philip Bump, Washington Post