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Geebus! Punkingal Feb 2016 #1
I bet Nate was acting like that guy with the rabbit's foot in the movie, "Used Cars!" nt TheBlackAdder Feb 2016 #58
OMG Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #2
Without the maneuvering using O'Malley, Hillary would have lost AZ Progressive Feb 2016 #3
She won't be able to do that again. I wonder how O'Malley feels about being used? notadmblnd Feb 2016 #29
I think he knew that could happen. I like him but I don't believe he a big eyed roguevalley Feb 2016 #51
He was getting his name out there. This won't be his last run. nt valerief Feb 2016 #52
Yes, very likely. Cal33 Feb 2016 #31
WEll, that was considered in Nate's model..... Adrahil Feb 2016 #39
DNC still won't count a precinct Bernie won because they WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2016 #43
If that was a "win" for Hillary, I can't wait to see John Poet Feb 2016 #4
One thing I'm sure of is Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #8
Be patient and you will enjoy your moment of ecstasy in a week. Cal33 Feb 2016 #32
It was enough to make him sweat. And to a supporter of the establishment, thats a good thing AZ Progressive Feb 2016 #5
And perhaps a pair of brown stained drawers or 2. nc4bo Feb 2016 #6
By all means, please continue posting these obnoxious posts!! It's so good for Hillary's campaign. reformist2 Feb 2016 #7
And, it's sure to promote future party unity John Poet Feb 2016 #13
Well, given the way Hillary supporters are treated here, it seems that's done anyway. Adrahil Feb 2016 #40
The way people call them emoprogs, and the teabaggers of the left.. frylock Feb 2016 #47
How about asking some of the precious leaders not to do unfair tricks on Bernie Sanders - like Cal33 Feb 2016 #35
Yes. He was Stuckinthebush Feb 2016 #9
I know it...definitions keep changing here pandr32 Feb 2016 #22
Yes, going from a 30 point lead to a 2/10ths of a percentage point finish is quite a "win" Ned_Devine Feb 2016 #27
I'm sure he is on track to win the whole thing now Stuckinthebush Feb 2016 #44
I hope so! Ned_Devine Feb 2016 #45
+1 Art_from_Ark Feb 2016 #81
Do you always engage in such binary thinking? frylock Feb 2016 #48
On GD-P I do Stuckinthebush Feb 2016 #65
That's some crazy math formula that guessed she would win six out of six coin tosses. Baitball Blogger Feb 2016 #10
The guy has skills. Just don't use his NCAA bracket for any kind of refererence. frylock Feb 2016 #50
Yes, he must have predicted 6 coin toss wins whatchamacallit Feb 2016 #11
His prediction amounted to a coin toss. Bernie wins vs Hillary wins. Hillary won by the skin of Ed Suspicious Feb 2016 #62
Obey the MATH! wildeyed Feb 2016 #12
80% chance of winning? gyroscope Feb 2016 #14
and only with help from a coin Lorien Feb 2016 #16
Yup, and if Clinton had won by a landslide gyroscope Feb 2016 #17
No. wildeyed Feb 2016 #18
So he can never be wrong? Lordquinton Feb 2016 #19
Nothing in my pocket! wildeyed Feb 2016 #23
I don't hate him Lordquinton Feb 2016 #33
It just goes to show that odds are tricky thing in absence of reproducibility. redgreenandblue Feb 2016 #46
Ah, the poetry of Donald Rumsfeld. wildeyed Feb 2016 #70
Never read that about Rumsfeld. I think I understand probability pretty well. redgreenandblue Feb 2016 #79
He can never be *proven* wrong. In fact, "wrong" is arguably not applicable. Donald Ian Rankin Feb 2016 #36
Not to mention sending voters to O'Malley to deprive delegates from Bernie AZ Progressive Feb 2016 #28
I just have to figure out ejbr Feb 2016 #15
Sanders must have fallen for the old "Heads I win, tails you lose" trick. wildeyed Feb 2016 #20
Double Heads coins RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #26
Required equipment for precinct caucus chairs, I guess. John Poet Feb 2016 #34
DU rec..nt SidDithers Feb 2016 #21
He gave Sanders SheenaR Feb 2016 #24
LOL - Strutting over .3 % - And a Coin Toss !? Ferd Berfel Feb 2016 #25
he actually lowered her odds... artyteacher Feb 2016 #30
Do you think bernie moved that much "right before the caucus?" I think his support has been gaining Ed Suspicious Feb 2016 #64
Coin toss AgingAmerican Feb 2016 #37
... Cali_Democrat Feb 2016 #38
Did Nate choose heads or tails? AgingAmerican Feb 2016 #82
But H.A. Goodman assured me that... Adrahil Feb 2016 #41
They were getting desperate last night. They tweeted, "If it's a tie, Hillary still wins..." WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2016 #42
Well, it was not a tie.... Hillary had a Win... riversedge Feb 2016 #83
Yeap, notice the number of so called progressives who are against probability math now... uponit7771 Feb 2016 #49
Remember in 2012 when we were so proud of ourselves for listening to people like Nate? Cali_Democrat Feb 2016 #55
Yeap, its emotion and not thinking. SC will show a lot... Sanders numbers in SC still suck... uponit7771 Feb 2016 #60
Sure pinebox Feb 2016 #53
You do know what a Pyrrhic Victory is, don't you? ErisDiscordia Feb 2016 #54
How was this victory "pyrrhic" at all for Hillary? tia uponit7771 Feb 2016 #63
A statistical dead heat is always a victory... Moral Compass Feb 2016 #56
He did good predicting the coin tosses! n/t Gore1FL Feb 2016 #57
Already debunked: Cali_Democrat Feb 2016 #59
You might want to reread that thread Gore1FL Feb 2016 #66
Hillary didn't win more pledged delegates because of the coin toss Cali_Democrat Feb 2016 #68
Did she or did she not win coin tosses? Gore1FL Feb 2016 #72
So did Sanders. PeaceNikki Feb 2016 #76
Upon further examination, I stand corrected. n/t Gore1FL Feb 2016 #78
If that's your takeaway from last night you have the political prowess Fearless Feb 2016 #61
Hillary was the loser BIG TIME. Fuddnik Feb 2016 #67
No. wildeyed Feb 2016 #71
His point was that it was Pyrrhic Gore1FL Feb 2016 #74
Y'all are so funny. wildeyed Feb 2016 #75
No, not really Gore1FL Feb 2016 #77
The "coronation" is a figment of some people's wildeyed Feb 2016 #80
It's the figment of her campaign's imagination Gore1FL Feb 2016 #84
You gotta have proof, wildeyed Feb 2016 #85
proof is .2 difference and money raised Gore1FL Feb 2016 #87
Saying you disagree with tactics is not wildeyed Feb 2016 #88
Tactics like single payer? Keeping banks together? Keeping taxes at post-Reagan levels? Gore1FL Feb 2016 #90
She is losing the narrative at least. Gore1FL Feb 2016 #73
PoC went to Hillary by 25% above Sanders after 3 months of campaiging in IA... he has 3 weeks to uponit7771 Feb 2016 #89
Yeah, it was a real mandate! n/t Bjornsdotter Feb 2016 #69
My internet and cable went down. How did Nate's prediction about Trump winning in Iowa turn out? Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #86
It's debatable whether it was considered a major win Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2016 #91
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