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Old trick, don't fall for it. Go out and vote, never assume victory on your side or trust people from the other side telling you you won.
They want people to not vote because it is: "in the bag"
If they say Trump's winning, it's a trick to make Democrats think it's lost and stay home. If they say Trump's losing, it's a trick to make Democrats think they've won and stay home.
Maybe sometimes people just want to share opinions about what's going on. We should vote regardless, but not everything is a trick.
Honestly you might be right, but at this point I am not sure if what I feel is news induced paranoia or realistic worry. Regardless, go vote indeed.
The data shows this race is 50-50. Don't listen to opinions or even single poll results.
https://www.natesilver.net/p/nate-silver-2024-president-election-polls-model
We need to do more than just vote, we need to volunteer, donate, and encourage friends and family to go vote for Harris
We're talking about American politics, every avenue of which is spun by media looking for eyeballs, capitalists looking for dollars, leaders looking for allies, and egoists looking for power. Sure there are individuals that just want to share their opinion, but there is also no shortage of people who are trying to trick some portion of the electorate.
If we were talking Fox News then that heuristic is probably pretty close to reality