Wednesday, 4 November 2020

Swing States - in the Balance

 Shall we look into a crystal ball

Or flip a coin to guess the score?

The fifty States play hard to guess

Some red, some blue, some in distress …

 

Are exit polls wide of the mark?

Statistics paint a picture stark

But all predictions have a flaw

270 the magic score…

 

Election speeches, hope in check,

The outcome still unknown and yet

Newscasters round the world debate,

Will postal votes be a tie-break?

 

En masse, new voters join the line

Determined to be heard this time

Their voices raised in indignation;

Who will lead this complex Nation?

 

Time zones vast; perforce delay

Sharp focus on “swing States” today

To keep momentum, stats are flowing

But as to who will win – no knowing…


(c) Poet in the woods 2020




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