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2016 Postmortem

geek tragedy

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17. it also fails to account for early votes.

Reply to radius777 (Reply #16)

Fri Nov 4, 2016, 04:38 PM

Nov 2016

No one thinks Trump is winning NV. No one.

But the polls indicate Trump has a chance there.

Silver's model isn't all that fantastic--pretty much averages the polls.

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Nate Silver in September gave GOP donors a closed-door presentation. [View all] pnwmom Nov 2016 OP

not good. not good dogindia Nov 2016 #2

Answer: no brooklynite Nov 2016 #3

Sam Wang says it's too volatile and that it "double-counts" by the way pnwmom Nov 2016 #4

noisy, volatile model means more clicks nt geek tragedy Nov 2016 #5

exactly, 538 is a media company, radius777 Nov 2016 #16

it also fails to account for early votes. geek tragedy Nov 2016 #17

It could be that he needs to tweek his model. Outlier polls seem to get way too much influence. bushisanidiot Nov 2016 #21

Remember, the Shillver special sauce is nothing more than GIGO. forjusticethunders Nov 2016 #6

He only makes big money if he is right hack89 Nov 2016 #7

He got lucky once and most of his mojo is guesswork. sunonmars Nov 2016 #9

He has eight years of being right hack89 Nov 2016 #13

Nate Silver absolutely does not support Trump; called his campaign profoundly evil. femmedem Nov 2016 #11

Who cares, they paid him for the presentation budkin Nov 2016 #20

Really makes sense. NCTraveler Nov 2016 #23

Does Nate make his models public information? Nt NCTraveler Nov 2016 #22

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