As 2020 Looms, the News Media Looks Forward, and Back

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As Americans brace for the next presidential campaign — already underway and showing on a screen near you — press pundits are worried about the news media’s readiness for the challenge ahead. Will reporters follow the same assumptions that made the outcome in 2016 such a shock? Can pollsters reassure a public that has soured on the power of political forecasting?


As 2020 Looms, the News Media Looks Forward, and Back