News Trump-Biden 2020: The polls were off, but they’re not crystal balls and aren’t meant to be. December 5, 2020 Natalie Jackson, Opinion contributor Comments Off on Trump-Biden 2020: The polls were off, but they’re not crystal balls and aren’t meant to be. All the information in the world is at our fingertips 24 hours a day, so we think election outcomes should be, too. But polling is not predictive.