Claire Gordon reports being surprised that Harris lost despite the polls showing a 50-50 race, because she looked for signals of enthusiasm (rally size, money raised, small donors) that typically indicate which direction polling might be wrong, but this method failed because Trump's coalition consists of voters who do not behave like highly political actors.

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Claire Gordon

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I looked around at things that looked like signals of enthusiasm to me...what led me and what has continuously been leading people astray is that the voters turning out for Trump are not highly political

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Where Does This Leave Democrats?The Ezra Klein Show
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:03:01 PM

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