2016 Postmortem

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts) Mon Nov 7, 2016, 08:20 PM Nov 2016

Forget Nate Silver, The Onion nailed this prediction 4 years ago

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Forget Nate Silver, The Onion nailed this prediction 4 years ago (Original Post) PeaceNikki Nov 2016 OP

lol TrekLuver Nov 2016 #2

Wow. It's spooky Island Blue Nov 2016 #3

I just reposted that on Facebook today. It came up as a Facebook memory from four years ago. Silent3 Nov 2016 #4

How prescient. At this point, the Onion should be the paper of record. lapucelle Nov 2016 #5

Wow - perfect!! PeaceNikki Nov 2016 #6

woke up this morning, clock said 538 and my first thought was "my day is staring with nate niyad Nov 2016 #7

lol PeaceNikki Nov 2016 #8

Brilliant! smirkymonkey Nov 2016 #9

TrekLuver

(2,573 posts)

2. lol

Reply to PeaceNikki (Original post)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 08:25 PM

Nov 2016

Island Blue

(5,817 posts)

3. Wow. It's spooky

Reply to PeaceNikki (Original post)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 08:25 PM

Nov 2016

how accurate that prediction was.

Silent3

(15,234 posts)

4. I just reposted that on Facebook today. It came up as a Facebook memory from four years ago.

Reply to PeaceNikki (Original post)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 08:30 PM

Nov 2016

I was amazed how prescient the Onion was.

lapucelle

(18,275 posts)

5. How prescient. At this point, the Onion should be the paper of record.

Reply to PeaceNikki (Original post)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 08:31 PM

Nov 2016

In 2006 they also nailed the gender-based concerns that would drive this election cycle's narrative.

http://www.theonion.com/blogpost/hillary-clinton-is-too-ambitious-to-be-the-first-f-11229

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)

6. Wow - perfect!!

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 08:33 PM

Nov 2016

Thanks!!

niyad

(113,348 posts)

7. woke up this morning, clock said 538 and my first thought was "my day is staring with nate

Reply to PeaceNikki (Original post)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 08:37 PM

Nov 2016

silver??? jeez"

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)

8. lol

Reply to niyad (Reply #7)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 08:39 PM

Nov 2016

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

9. Brilliant!

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Mon Nov 7, 2016, 09:09 PM

Nov 2016

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