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2016 Postmortem

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts) Fri Oct 21, 2016, 12:11 AM Oct 2016

Shareblue Benchmark Senate Model: Dem 51- Repub 49

https://mobile.twitter.com/benchmarkpol/status/789149489713942528

Benchmark Politics – ?@benchmarkpol

Launching our senate model! Democrats are projected to have 51 seats to Republicans 49.

For Interactive Map, click a State and see individual races here:

http://benchmark.shareblue.com/national-senate-race/ …

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Shareblue Benchmark Senate Model: Dem 51- Repub 49 (Original Post) misterhighwasted Oct 2016 OP

beware of the "blue dogs" we need as many senate seats as possible mucifer Oct 2016 #1

Benchmark Was Great in the Primaries Stallion Oct 2016 #2

I appreciate the details they use in predicting. misterhighwasted Oct 2016 #3

I really hope we can pull the Penn Senate seat still_one Oct 2016 #4

mucifer

(23,545 posts)

1. beware of the "blue dogs" we need as many senate seats as possible

Reply to misterhighwasted (Original post)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 12:17 AM

Oct 2016

Stallion

(6,474 posts)

2. Benchmark Was Great in the Primaries

Reply to misterhighwasted (Original post)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 12:18 AM

Oct 2016

I relied on them more than any other source and they get down to the County level. They called many primaries before anyone else

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)

3. I appreciate the details they use in predicting.

Reply to Stallion (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 12:24 AM

Oct 2016

Benchmark Politics is the only predictive model to include county-level demographic, economic, and polling data to make accurate predictions about national elections. Benchmark was the most accurate forecaster of the 2016 Democratic primaries

Attention to accuracy is why they have the reputation they do.

still_one

(92,191 posts)

4. I really hope we can pull the Penn Senate seat

Reply to misterhighwasted (Original post)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 01:19 AM

Oct 2016

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