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blueknight

(2,831 posts)
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 11:22 PM Nov 2012

Someone please explain this to me

like im a 4 year old. why do we put so much faith in nate silver? how is his record on these elections? i know my son believes in him, but i have never remembered to ask him this. what makes him more reliable then the guy from princeton or the idiots on fox news? how does he come to his conclusions? thanks

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Someone please explain this to me (Original Post) blueknight Nov 2012 OP
i won't explain, you can read it yourself :) NMDemDist2 Nov 2012 #1
He was correct about the Republicans taking the 2010 elections rightsideout Nov 2012 #2

rightsideout

(978 posts)
2. He was correct about the Republicans taking the 2010 elections
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 11:31 PM
Nov 2012

He was also within 1 percent on the 2008 Presidential election. 1 percent of what I forgot but you can look it up.

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