Photo: Pollster Nate Silver
"Elites" on the coasts think they know what the American people should think, feel, do, and buy. They want to dictate our healthcare and educational decisions, and they believe they know what's best for ourselves and our families.
But this election proves that they have no idea what they're talking about.
Poll after poll from corporate media outlets and urban-based thinktanks predicted a landslide victory for the Democrats. They said Joe Biden would win with a record number of electoral college votes and Democrats would take the Senate and increase their lead in the House.
Joe Biden may still win the presidency, but only by the slightest of margins. And Republicans look to have held the Senate and increased their share of representatives in the House.
Check out how much Trump outperformed the polling average from Real Clear Politics:
We're not final yet of course, but a look at how much Trump overperfomed the RCP averages in swing states:
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) November 4, 2020
OH: +7
WI: +6
IA: +6
TX: +5
FL: +4.5
NC: +1
GA: +1
AZ: -2.5
MN: -3
This could end up being a much worse night for polling than 2016, which is pretty remarkable.
In the South Carolina senate race, to take just one example, polls predicted Lindsey Graham stood a good chance of losing to his Democratic challenger. Graham ended up winning by about 14 points.
Our "leaders" in D.C., New York, and Los Angeles haven't learned their lesson, of course. Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight defended his predictions, even though they turned out to be almost completely wrong.
"If they're coming after FiveThirtyEight, then the answer is f**k you, we did a good job," Silver said.
Unfortunately, bureaucrats and "experts" in the federal government have the same attitude. No matter how many federal programs fail and no matter how much taxpayer money they waste, they'll still believe they know what's best.
It's time to put the elites back in their place. An Article V Convention of States is called and controlled by the states and has the power to propose constitutional amendments. These amendments can limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government -- including federal agencies.
Some amendments might shrink the size of the bureaucratic state by limiting the size of the federal government as a whole. Other amendments might reduce the power of bureaucracies by turning over their authority to state and local governments. Whichever amendments are proposed, one thing is clear -- we can no longer trust the "experts" on the coasts with our country's future.
To join the growing Article V movement, sign the petition below!
