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Might as well not even play the elections then
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His job is to message data to fit his political and career agenda... Or they will find somebody else who will... and Silver can walk the Pacific Crest Trail looking for perspective without a paycheck.
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In other words find this thread where it belongs.sarktastic said:His job is to message data to fit his political and career agenda... Or they will find somebody else who will... and Silver can walk the Pacific Crest Trail looking for perspective without a paycheck.
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There a lot of doogs here who hate winners are in denial about the Trumpmania that's clearly sweeping the nation.
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So you're asking why not make predictions based on gut feel and pulling narratives out of your ass? There's lots of that already on the Internet. Find whatever poll fits your bias.greenblood said:
I get that, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know data is flawed when it comes to Trump. So why continue to make predictions on Trump based on the data?dnc said:
Silver's no Ektard, he's been right about a shit ton of stuff. He's just not exactly dialed in when it comes to Trump.greenblood said:Ektard's gonna Ektard
Honestly I'm surprised he's giving Trump that much chance at the election.
Silver is a data nerd. Maybe he'll be proven wrong (although I personally doubt it), but at least he's consistent in his approach.
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Why make predictions off flawed data when you're a paid data nerd?
If you're an expert... Enough to know the data is shit, why not use your supposed expertise to find and utilize better data? -
If you're wrong 7 times in a row its time to change your model. I'm not a Silver hater. If he is that bright he should be able to adjust. I suspect it will still show Hilary as the favorite but much closer.
Awfully warm for November anyway -
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Silver sounds like the @HeretoBeatmyChest of political analysis.
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Analytics are for fags. Like ballfagPurpleJ said:Silver sounds like the @HeretoBeatmyChest of political analysis.
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Silver has been pretty spot on the last two presedential elections. That's how he became popular. Maybe he fucks up other things...I wouldn't know. I Don't read his shit blog.RaceBannon said:If you're wrong 7 times in a row its time to change your model. I'm not a Silver hater. If he is that bright he should be able to adjust. I suspect it will still show Hilary as the favorite but much closer.
Awfully warm for November anyway
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