(GoRealNewsNow.com) – Cautioning that the “margin of error” could shift the election results in favor of either candidate, CNN’s Harry Enten claimed that the 2024 presidential race is the “closest” he has “ever seen.”
The contest between GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and his opponent, Kamala Harris, has been tight. Both candidates are battling for key swing states.
While appearing on “Anderson Cooper 360,” Enten noted how polls have fluctuated, impacting predictions for the November election.
He pointed out that if the race were based solely on current polling, Harris would win the Electoral College.
“I think Republicans thought it was early last week when those polls up in the Great Lakes were looking good for Kamala Harris. I think there are a lot of Democrats who might argue it looks early. Now, look, we still have well over a month to go,” Enten said.
He added:
“Yes, things could definitely change at this particular point going forward, but the bottom line is this has been one of the steadiest races on record, right? If you were to ask me a month ago, who was ahead in the national polls, I would have said Kamala Harris was slightly ahead. I would‘ve said she was slightly ahead in those Great Lake battleground polls.”
“But the bottom line is this race, Anderson, is the closest that I’ve ever seen. And you can see it so well on the electoral map, right? he asserted.
He firmly continued, “Let’s just say that we believe the polling for a second and say we’re going to assign each of the states to the person who is the polling leader, even if the lead is very, very small. What do we get? We get Kamala Harris with 276 electoral votes to Donald Trump’s 262.”.
Moreover, Enten claimed that it would be the closest race since 2000, as in terms of the Electoral College. He also said that the map is because Kamala Harris holds in those Great Lake battleground states, while Donald Trump does well along the Sunbelt.
Enten also emphasized that if the margin of error were factored in, either Trump or Harris could come out on top based on previous data that underestimated both parties. He warned CNN’s host, Anderson Cooper, that polling is “rarely exactly right.”
“That map is if the polls are exactly correct, and what I’m telling you, Anderson, is the polling is rarely exactly correct.” Enten claimed.
“We have a margin of error. It’s there for a reason and the bottom line is at this particular point, either candidate could win this election rather reasonably,” he stated.
In addition, the latest poll from The New York Times/Siena College revealed that voters in Sunbelt states like Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina feel that Trump improved their lives during his presidency and are concerned that Harris may not achieve the same results.
Conducted from Sept. 17 to 21, the poll showed Trump leading Harris by five points in Arizona, two points in North Carolina, and four points in Georgia.
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