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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 08:53 AM Apr 2016

I am not a fan of Tyler Perdigo's analyses but I know he has fans here.* His NY Prediction:

A few weeks ago, I posted an outlook for all of the April Democratic primaries. This outlook included my initial estimate for the New York primary, showing Bernie Sanders at 38.8% in the Empire State. We are all aware that both candidates have been campaigning relentlessly in New York, and for that reason I didn’t believe that the needle would really move much from the initial estimate. This assumption of mine is based on the concept of “dynamic equilibrium” that I learned about in my Political Science senior seminar during my undergrad, from a book called The Gamble that covered the 2012 general election. The idea is that, if both candidates are campaigning with approximately the same vigor and intensity in a state, they will both likely get about the same amount of media coverage there, capture the same number of votes in that time frame, etc. It’s a useful way to think about elections. Anyways, it does appear that Hillary Clinton has lost a very small amount of ground compared to my original estimate. Here are my final numbers for New York:





https://tylerpedigo.com/2016/04/18/final-projection-new-york-democratic-primary/


* http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511648217

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I am not a fan of Tyler Perdigo's analyses but I know he has fans here.* His NY Prediction: (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 OP
Lolol, bookmarking... berni_mccoy Apr 2016 #1
I posted it as a public service for his followers DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #2
The problem with projection models like his berni_mccoy Apr 2016 #4
So there was one thread once citing him by one DUer who has been here since Feb and that is whom you Bluenorthwest Apr 2016 #5
I make an innocuous post and you insult me DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #7
Who is this person that you claim to dislike but others like? Bluenorthwest Apr 2016 #3
I don't know enough about him to dislike him. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #6
Only a 19.6% lead for Hillary ... therefore BERNIE WINS! :-P NurseJackie Apr 2016 #8
Awesome prediction! MoonRiver Apr 2016 #9
I would take his prediction with a grain of salt. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #10
Still fun to see! MoonRiver Apr 2016 #11
Of course it is but I am cautious by nature./nt DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #12
Me too, but I do think she will win by double digits. Just how many digits is the question. eom MoonRiver Apr 2016 #13
I hope so./nt DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #14

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
2. I posted it as a public service for his followers
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 09:14 AM
Apr 2016
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511648217


And he did nail Michigan and Wisconsin. I assign it to more to serendipity and happenstance though.
 

berni_mccoy

(23,018 posts)
4. The problem with projection models like his
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 09:24 AM
Apr 2016

Are that when they are on, they are impressive, but when they are wrong, they are really wrong. And he's been wrong as often as he's been right, which is about as good as tossing a coin. There are more to elections than mathematical models....

https://tylerpedigo.com/2016/03/22/final-democratic-primary-projections-arizona-idaho-utah/

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
5. So there was one thread once citing him by one DUer who has been here since Feb and that is whom you
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 09:25 AM
Apr 2016

'serve' and characterize as a legion of 'followers'? You need to get a grip on singular vs plural.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
7. I make an innocuous post and you insult me
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 09:28 AM
Apr 2016
You need to get a grip on singular vs plural.


I make an innocuous post and you insult me. You don't like to be insulted and neither do I. I humbly request you peer into your conscience, heed your better angels, and treat others with the respect you expect and demand for yourself.

Thank you in advance.
 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
3. Who is this person that you claim to dislike but others like?
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 09:19 AM
Apr 2016

Tyler Pedigo? Not familiar and his prediction is a bit outlandish.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
6. I don't know enough about him to dislike him.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 09:25 AM
Apr 2016

My comments were directed to his analyses.

Who is Mr. Perdigo?


Among other things he is a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University who builds political prediction models:





https://tylerpedigo.com/about/

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