I Think the Polls Are Wrong

A week after Halloween and the scary monsters are still abroad in the land. Scary polls! Scary plans! Boogedy, boogedy! It was a great weekend for intellectual doomscrolling, to say nothing of galloping paranoia. First, The New York Times comes out with a poll that shows the president is trailing Fulton County (Ga.) Inmate No. PO1135809 in all the major battleground states. Quite simply, I don't believe a single one of those numbers. [View in Browser]( [Esquire]( [SHOP]( EXCLUSIVE [SUBSCRIBE]( [I Don't Believe This Weekend's Scary Poll Numbers]( [I Don't Believe This Weekend's Scary Poll Numbers]( A week after Halloween and the scary monsters are still abroad in the land. Scary polls! Scary plans! Boogedy, boogedy! It was a great weekend for intellectual doomscrolling, to say nothing of galloping paranoia. First, The New York Times comes out with a poll that shows the president is trailing Fulton County (Ga.) Inmate No. PO1135809 in all the major battleground states. Quite simply, I don't believe a single one of those numbers. [Read More](   [There’s Something Missing from Bass Reeves]( [There’s Something Missing from Bass Reeves]( It’s got some of Taylor Sheridan’s best storytelling and a juggernaut of a front man. But what does it take to go behind the history book? [Read More]( [75 Foolproof Gifts Your Wife Won’t Immediately Return]( [75 Foolproof Gifts Your Wife Won’t Immediately Return]( Gifts so good, she'll be suspicious. [Read More](     [Amazon Dropped a Ton Of Black Friday Deals Early]( [Amazon Dropped a Ton Of Black Friday Deals Early]( When it comes to holiday shopping, time is truly of the essence. Even though we tell ourselves every single year to not fall behind, somehow the week of festivities always creeps up and we're scrambling to find something. Well, let this be the year that you don't get caught up in last-minute shopping. Amazon is already dropping early Black Friday deals across the major gift categories like tech and home, so you can save money and get a head start. [Read More](   [What Does a Hollywood Director Think About Movies These Days?]( [What Does a Hollywood Director Think About Movies These Days?]( Shawn Levy, the director of Deadpool 3 and All the Light We Cannot See, wonders to what extent can audiences still come together in this fragmented world. [Read More]( [It’s Time To Retire The 'Hope You’re Doing Well' Text To Your Ex]( [It’s Time To Retire The 'Hope You’re Doing Well' Text To Your Ex]( "Whether they’re bad or good, there's always a motive.” [Read More](     [Wouldn't It Be Nice If We Could Predict the Political Future?]( [Wouldn't It Be Nice If We Could Predict the Political Future?]( I couldn’t write with any authority about what I think will happen next week, let alone 4,680 weeks from now. By Christmas, we might be watching Florida drown. By Easter, Vivek Ramaswamy might be rolling to victory on a platform drawn from old episodes of Drunk History. By this time next year, we might be preparing to reelect a vulgar talking yam, back this time with a vengeance. Hell, I told her, just buy a Ouija board. Cut up a goat on a sacred rock. Rent a crystal ball from some Deadhead. All I know for certain about the year 2113 is that I won’t be around to see whatever happens. I’m not entirely sure I’m disappointed about that. [Read More](   [ESQ Membership]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo]( Follow Us [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Notice]( | [CA Notice at Collection]( Esquire is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2023 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779