In 2024, the Pundits Are Wronger Than Ever

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : This notion was taken as such an article of faith that many news outlets used it to preprogram their coverage of Trump's speech before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee -- even though said speech turned out to be the same spittle-flecked display of self-absorption and grievance politics on autopilot that Trump has been delivering from the stump since 2015.
35% : After Trump survived July's assassination attempt, the same chorus clamored to declare that the newly chastened candidate had discovered a statesmanlike affection for national unity.
28% : Largely because of Biden's stagnant approval numbers, the pundit caste announced early on that the race was Trump's to lose and that the third-time candidate was exhibiting some long-overdue discipline as a campaigner.

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