1. The purpose of an editorial/commentary is to explain, persuade, warn, criticize, entertain, praise or answer. What do you think is the purpose of this editorial? Explain your answer.

2. The editors note:

“Before Election Day, the ABC-Washington Post poll gave Biden a whopping 17-point lead in Wisconsin; on Wednesday, his lead was 0.6 percent. ‘That’s not a mistake. That’s not an error,’ noted pollster Frank Luntz. ‘That’s polling malpractice, and you have to go to tremendous lengths to be able to get something that wrong so close to the election.’”

What is your reaction to Mr. Luntz’s assertion?

3. Pollsters have been accused by Republicans of intentionally inflating the numbers for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and for Joe Biden in 2020. What do you think about this accusation?  -- How might artificially inflated polling numbers hurt a candidate?

4. Do you think the pollsters intentionally inflated the numbers to help Joe Biden OR were just wrong/inaccurate once again? Explain your answer.

5. Ask a parent: Considering the actual numbers, what do you think of the inaccurate polls that predicted a huge victory for Joe Biden and a “blue wave” to sweep the Senate and House races?