Polls Have Tightened Slightly Since Last Week

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Last week the Economist poll had Joe Biden at 350 electoral votes and an 88 percent chance of winning. Today it has Biden at 334 electoral votes and an 83 percent chance of winning. It’s not a big change, but Donald Trump clearly closed his gap with Biden by a noticeable amount.