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DavidDvorkin

(19,468 posts) Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:10 PM Mar 2018

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I'm watching the needle

At the bottom of the NYTimes election returns page. And it's making me a bit nervous.

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I'm watching the needle (Original Post) DavidDvorkin Mar 2018 OP

Just moved toward LAMB. elleng Mar 2018 #1

Lamb just needled ahead again. yallerdawg Mar 2018 #2

Don't feel bad, needles make a lot of people nervous. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2018 #3

Ha, ha! DavidDvorkin Mar 2018 #4

Seems to be moving back and forth. TomSlick Mar 2018 #5

If you turn the jitter on, it's a bit wild. DavidDvorkin Mar 2018 #6

Me too. We both need to STOP!!! Bleacher Creature Mar 2018 #7

You first! DavidDvorkin Mar 2018 #8

OK, but let me just check one last time. Bleacher Creature Mar 2018 #10

:) DavidDvorkin Mar 2018 #12

Watching here too Canoe52 Mar 2018 #9

I'm nervous with you. Squinch Mar 2018 #11

I think we cant watch the needle anymore. MissB Mar 2018 #13

Yeah, I just saw that DavidDvorkin Mar 2018 #14

I too have seen the needle jberryhill Mar 2018 #15

They dropped the needle! TomSlick Mar 2018 #16

elleng

(130,732 posts)

1. Just moved toward LAMB.

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:13 PM

Mar 2018

I'm NOT watching, tho!

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)

2. Lamb just needled ahead again.

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:13 PM

Mar 2018

The race is getting tighter, at the very least!

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

3. Don't feel bad, needles make a lot of people nervous. n/t

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:13 PM

Mar 2018

DavidDvorkin

(19,468 posts)

4. Ha, ha!

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:13 PM

Mar 2018

TomSlick

(11,088 posts)

5. Seems to be moving back and forth.

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:14 PM

Mar 2018

It's early yet.

DavidDvorkin

(19,468 posts)

6. If you turn the jitter on, it's a bit wild.

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:14 PM

Mar 2018

Bleacher Creature

(11,252 posts)

7. Me too. We both need to STOP!!!

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:15 PM

Mar 2018

I'm personally running out of fingernails.

DavidDvorkin

(19,468 posts)

8. You first!

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Reply #7)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:15 PM

Mar 2018

Bleacher Creature

(11,252 posts)

10. OK, but let me just check one last time.

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Reply #8)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:21 PM

Mar 2018

I swear I can quit!

DavidDvorkin

(19,468 posts)

12. :)

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Reply #10)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:24 PM

Mar 2018

Canoe52

(2,948 posts)

9. Watching here too

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:19 PM

Mar 2018

GO LAMB!

Squinch

(50,911 posts)

11. I'm nervous with you.

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:23 PM

Mar 2018

MissB

(15,803 posts)

13. I think we cant watch the needle anymore.

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:26 PM

Mar 2018

I’m looking at a bunch of the nyt threads on DU - one of the threads pointed out that a specific county wasn’t going to be able to report by precinct which screws up the needle model.

DavidDvorkin

(19,468 posts)

14. Yeah, I just saw that

Reply to MissB (Reply #13)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:34 PM

Mar 2018

I wonder if that's so they can dispute the results. Or alter the vote count without it showing a statistical red flag.

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

15. I too have seen the needle

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:35 PM

Mar 2018

...and the damage done.

I hit the city and
I lost my band
I watched the needle
take another man

Gone, gone, the damage done.

TomSlick

(11,088 posts)

16. They dropped the needle!

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:40 PM

Mar 2018

"Our forecast is not reliable right now."

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