With Harris gaining in the polls, a look at how the electoral map has changed

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With Harris gaining in the polls, a look at how the electoral map has changed

PBS NewsHour

As the two newly-cemented tickets continue to make their case to voters, the recent shake-ups in the race have led to a reshuffling of the electoral math to win. The Cook Political Report is out with updated ratings for the presidential race, moving the three battleground states of Arizona, Georgia and Nevada from lean Republican to toss-up. Amna Nawaz discussed the latest with Amy Walter.

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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/with-harris-gaining-in-the-polls-a-look-at-how-the-electoral-map-has-changed

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With Harris gaining in the polls, a look at how the electoral map has changed

Aug 8, 2024 6:50 PM EDT

By — Amna Nawaz
By — Geoff Bennett
By — Matt Loffman
By — Kyle Midura

As the two newly-cemented tickets continue to make their case to voters, the recent shake-ups in the race have led to a reshuffling of the electoral math to win. The Cook Political Report is out with updated ratings for the presidential race, moving the three battleground states of Arizona, Georgia and Nevada from lean Republican to toss-up. Amna Nawaz discussed the latest with Amy Walter.

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Amna Nawaz:

In this new assessment, there are now six states and 77 electoral votes up for grabs.

Amy Walter is editor in chief of The Cook Political Report With Amy Walter and, of course, a member of our "News Hour" family.

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[bullimiami]

1. The entire news media is insane. They insist on treating polls as if they are elections held right now.

They are an unreliable suggestion of what possible trends may be.
Not facts. Not to be trusted without broad skepticism.

In the last whole generation + polling has proven more and more unreliable.
But somehow they just refuse to get it.