COOK POLITICAL gives Biden 279+ EV

[brooklynite]

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"For the last 36 years, the Cook Political Report has handicapped the Electoral College with our ratings chart — placing states and districts in categories of Toss Up, Lean, Likely and Solid Republican/Democrat.

Today, we list:
- 279 electoral votes in Lean, Likely and Solid Democrat
- 72 electoral votes in Toss Up "

[Thekaspervote]

1. Here are some other...less right wing leaning pollsters EC forecast

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https://www.electoral-vote.com/

https://projects.jhkforecasts.com/presidential-forecast/

https://www.predictit.org/

https://projects.economist.com/us-2020-forecast/president

I stand fully corrected about cook political. I will leave the other links to valid pollsters with differing views

[brooklynite]

2. Cook is not "Right Wing"

They provide data to both sides (at a high subscription price). They DO tend to be a little CW and are a lagging indicator.

[sweetloukillbot]

6. They also have Dave Wasserman, who's Congressional calls are pretty much always spot on nt

[Indykatie]

4. Charlie Cook's outfit is not right wing and is highly respected in the field.

What informs your take that the Cook Report is right wing other than perhaps a bias against a traditional outfit that's been around forever?

[Patterson]

3. They're smoking crack at electoral-vote.com

[sweetloukillbot]

5. If EVERYTHING falls the right way

I can see their prediction coming true (I actually think we'd pick up Iowa and the one Nebraska if it did). But that's definitely the high-end of possibilities.

[Wanderlust988]

7. Cook is not right wing at all

He's straight down the line. He gives good neutral observations of stats and polling data.