While election almost certain to be decided by swing states, pollsters explain why growth in national polls is meaningful

While election almost certain to be decided by swing states, pollsters explain why growth in national polls is meaningful

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  • fartemoji@lemmy.world
    4·
    1 month ago

    If you stretch a rubber band it gets longer. The two ends of the band get farther apart. This might be easier to imagine with a broken rubber band rather than a loop. If you stretch a lead, whether in sports, politics, or anything else, the gap gets larger. The two sides get farther apart.

    • Buffalox@lemmy.world
      21·
      1 month ago

      OK a stretch can also be a distance like: “a stretch of road.” I suppose that somewhat ties it together.
      We actually have the equivalent of stretch of road and to stretch something being similar words, but we would never say stretching a lead.