To which you then have to ask: 1) were the discrepancies within the margin of error? and 2) to what extent are you justified in critiquing the polls based on a sample size of one?
I understand that the voting percentage we saw nationally was within the margin of error that 538 predicted, and that the specific configuration of electoral votes we saw was also one of the outcomes considered by the models.
I understand that the voting percentage we saw nationally was within the margin of error that 538 predicted, and that the specific configuration of electoral votes we saw was also one of the outcomes considered by the models.