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Re:Romanian court annuls result of presidential election fir... by dak89 on Saturday December 07, 2024 @02:34AM (#42347964)
A couple of other possible explanations: 1) People voted who don't normally vote, the main reason Trump has often overperformed polls. 2) Pollsters wanted to avoid a preference cascade.

I think 1 is the most likely reason. It's important to remember Romania is much poorer and more corrupt than the typical Western European country which means the established political parties are both less popular and more vulnerable to disruption by (in this case somewhat unhinged) outsiders.

Re:Romanian court annuls result of presidential election fir... by PeterStuer on Saturday December 07, 2024 @02:47AM (#42348019)
Don't forget: people tend to lie in polls if their real vote preference is deemed unsavoury by the current mainstream media.
Re:Romanian court annuls result of presidential election fir... by cbg0 on Saturday December 07, 2024 @03:30AM (#42348217)
This wasn't the case here, CG wasn't a well-known candidate with a large party behind him.
Re:Romanian court annuls result of presidential election fir... by dak89 on Sunday December 08, 2024 @04:46AM (#42356158)
Yes, that's also a very plausible explanation