[AlphaOne1]

Exactly, previous elections were fairly predictable in what states each candidate would win. In the past, elections had been predicted incorrectly. Some may not know this, but the Chicago Tribune (in)famously preprinted copies stating that Dewey had defeated Truman in part due to the state-of-the-art election predictions which were straw poles. Ironic that Gallop rose to prominence from this situation and now history repeats itself in a way (meaning that if the poles were correct this election would have been called on election day).

[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/11/05/george-gal...