Is Donald Trump bouncing back in the polls?

With less than 50 days until the 2020 election, President Trump's electoral freefall is showing some signs of turning around. Chris Cillizza explains what we can actually see in Trump’s latest poll numbers.

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[CNN]

Hey, Chris here -- what’s your 2020 prediction?

[Patrick__M]

Omg! Fire this man, he just admitted there are “non-peaceful” protests.

[lakcurious]

I can't believe how short the memory of some voters is.

[dalecherry]

Can't wait for the debates.
They should be interesting.

[hollycooper]

Just a sad fact: never under estimate the ignorance of the public.

[MarkToast]

This feels like 2016 all over again. “He’s not gonna win!” went to “oh... he won”

[lone]

Don’t take the chance. no matter what it takes, go vote!

[leodahvee]

As soon as I saw the names of Biden and Trump with the word 'election' and 'CNN', I grabbed my popcorn.

[Shadow-esgk]

I still remember Hillary Clinton having a 98% chance of winning 😂

[warpedjaffas]

"Insanity in individuals is rare but in groups, parties and Nations, it is the rule" - Nietzsche.

[CelonixCleaningServicesLLC]

Polls are irrelevant at this point. Let’s just see what happens.

[raygsbrelcik]

"BOUNCING BACK, " my Butt...He never LEFT the POLLS!!

[jimbarry]

And this is how cnn talks to there viewers anyone else think they were at a 6th grade zoom class

[ronkirk]

We can do this folks with a huge Democratic voter turnout. Biden/Harris in 2020.

[bottlestopper]

He live streaming taking a crap on Nancy Pelosi’s driveway now it’s against the law?? O please

[rickkrockstar]

I'll tell you when it was over, when Hillary said she would accept election results and now still hasn't shut up about it 4 years later, 😂😂

[tommyliu]

Look at all these trumpists suddenly accepting pools 😂

[OG-bttm]

You talk a lot and said nothing at all 🤦🏽‍♂️😂

[JordanSmien]

As a Democrat, I still believe Trump will win

[dayneinsayne]

Wait, we have a month and a half until the election. Isn't there supposed to be 3 debates?