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In reply to the discussion: If your gut says Trump will win [View all]Tweedy
(977 posts)26. Definitely do not trust Nate Silver
He has a gambling problem and is currently working for Peter Thiel.
Peter Thiel who despises all of us hobbits; and yet, he had the unmitigated gall to call his company palantir. Somewhere lovely, J.R.R. Tolkien is not amused. 😒
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Im not a Nate Silver hater and feel that the animosity towards him is a kill the messenger type response
ColinC
18 hrs ago
#2
Goddess knows why our weather guessers, ooops, forecasters, are still employed.
niyad
12 hrs ago
#38
See that's the problem. If he simply told what the polls were saying, he might not be too bad.
Wiz Imp
13 hrs ago
#34
Anybody whose gut is telling them this needs to get off their ass and GOTV.
live love laugh
18 hrs ago
#3
We all can do something. I convinced one of my undecided friends in MI to vote for Harris after him telling me for weeks
ColinC
18 hrs ago
#4
There are a lot of people like that who can be swayed with strong personal connections.
ColinC
18 hrs ago
#10
Part of my disease profile is IBS, so my gut says rude things to me all the time
Warpy
17 hrs ago
#15
The only thing my gut tells me is that Harris has a better chance than polling would make it seem, but not the...
RidinWithHarris
15 hrs ago
#31