No, Trump isn't Really Winning by 10 Points

A bizarre new ABC News/Washington Post has sent shockwaves through the political world

The political world woke up to a shocking piece of news. A new poll from the Washington Post and ABC News had Trump beating Joe Biden by 10 points. Folks had just come to terms with the bevy of polls that showed a tied race between the incumbent President and former President charged with 91 felonies, so this poll sent the heads spinning. This poll is very different from the NBC News poll released this morning, which had the race tied at 46.

This is probably the most favorable general election poll for Trump since he started running for President eight years ago.

I have heard from a lot of people about this poll — Message Box subscribers, Democratic operatives and activists, and people in my life that are rightly and deathly afraid of another four years of Trump. So here are a few thoughts: