One reason I don’t trust the polls is that I’ve been recently called to participate in a phone survey, and even in deep blue NYC, I felt a twinge of intimidation when asked “Are you supporting Trump or Harris?”

Even if an innocent question, it felt like a threat. Even if a neutral arbiter, I felt a small degree of fight or flight. I can absolutely imagine folks, esp. in swing states, feeling this too & biasing their answers accordingly.

All that matters is what happens in the voting booth.