@Baldimo,
Baldimo wrote:I'm sure they were so correct when they also thought Hillary was going to win by a land slide.
A land slide? They didn't.
PPP didn't do national polls but they conducted polls in eight swing states shortly before the election. In each of those states they found Clinton ahead by a modest margin of 2-5 points.
In some states their poll turned to be on the nose; they had the margin exactly right for Colorado and Virginia and within one point for Nevada. In other states (Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and North Carolina) they underestimated Trump's vote, ending up off on the margin by 5-6 points. In Wisconsin they were even off by eight. On average, however, they were off by somewhat less than 4 points.*
Anyway, the new PPP poll MontereyJack cited finds that "52% say they'd rather Obama was President, to only 43% who are glad Trump is." Hypothetical-Obama leads by nine! But you're totally right. Who knows, maybe PPP is again just as wrong as in the election. Maybe they're
again off by... four points on the margin. Which means that, in reality... Hypothetical-Obama leads by five instead of nine. Hey, if that makes you feel better.