In the final stretch, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are going all in — campaigning hard in the battleground states that will decide this election. Although Clinton’s lead in the RealClearPolitics polling average nationally ranges roughly between 4 and 5 percentage points — a seemingly comfortable margin with less than two weeks to go — both camps are keenly aware that politics can be unpredictable.
One possibility is that this election is tighter than the polls indicate. One potential factor being discussed is the “shy Trump voter” phenomenon. This is actually a theory, not a proven fact, but the notion that Trump has been marginalized by elites in the media has spawned a concern among Democrats — and hope among Republicans — that The Donald will outperform his numbers.
