Who’da Thunk It?

November 2024 is a long way off. Anything can happen, and probably will:

“You might have seen, the big political news in the last 48 hours, The New York Times polling that came out this weekend about the presidential race and the headline was that President Biden's reelection effort looks like it's in trouble," said Maddow, who just returned after having COVID. "Trump is ahead of Biden in a hypothetical matchup in five of six so-called battleground states." 

"Interestingly, though, even in that poll, those results flip when people are asked about a potential conviction for Trump in any of the felonies he's charged with," Maddow continued. "In the same poll, all six of those six swing states would go for Biden if Trump is convicted on any count in any of his trials. So, we will see."

Odds of Trump going to trial in D.C. in March without a conviction are zip and none. Especially with the quality of legal representation he has.

“Here's one last point, though, one last poll number that I think isn't getting the attention that it should, particularly from the pundit class," said Maddow. "It's this number: 71 percent. Seventy-one percent support. Americans have a favorable view of labor unions by a huge margin right now. Seventy-one percent support, that's higher than at any time in my lifetime, higher than any time since the 1960s."

To which I would add that polls still undercount younger voters, who aren’t supposed to vote (but do), and who don’t participate in polls.

And November 2024 is a long way off.