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Old 11-16-2016, 12:16 PM
 
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Nate Silver says he is to be congratulated about being less wrong about Hillary winning the Presidency than the other pollsters.

Hillary's supporters remain in denial.

Nate Silver does a victory lap | NewsCut | Minnesota Public Radio News
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Old 11-16-2016, 02:09 PM
 
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I'm not sure how less wrong you can be than "don't worry, Trump has absolutely no chance".
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Old 11-16-2016, 03:48 PM
 
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He had Trump at 30% which isn't horrible. However the only reason he was less wrong is because he added a larger error margin to his models. What purpose does he serve if his models simply add an error term to the polls?
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Old 11-16-2016, 03:55 PM
 
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His predictions about the 2016 election have got to be a major embarrassment for him. Same for a lot of other pollsters.

I'm reminded how completely wrong these guys were. And the 1000s of posts made that used them as a source.
RealClearPolitics - Election 2016 - General Election: Trump vs. Clinton
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