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ProfessorGAC

(64,970 posts)
21. I Buy That
Tue Sep 22, 2020, 07:40 PM
Sep 2020

I looked over the 2016 prediction and found it was a little arbitrary in weighting. The explanations were a bit squishy, as well.
And, I am one who is loathe to compare '16 to '20, as there are substantial subjective variables that are very different this year.
I was only providing context that even Nate has not developed a model that is supremely reliable in it's ability to predict.
Maybe he has adjusted factors & weighting, and that would be good.
And, PINO at 22 instead of 29 is another positive.
I haven't looked at his method now, but there are 2 subjectives I think are high impact:
- the 25 year propaganda to drum up dislike & distrust of HRC does not exist for Biden.
- the unknown commodity factor that PINO had 4 years ago no longer exists. Some people thought voting for the outsider would shake things up and get things done. Aside from court packing, they've accomplished a lot of nothing.
Less reason to vote against Biden, AND less reason to vote for PINO.

GOTV Takket Sep 2020 #1
Do these percentages factor in rampant cheating by the r's??? fierywoman Sep 2020 #2
There isn't a method to poll cheating but hopefully Biden's lead Under The Radar Sep 2020 #5
But but the media keeps saying the polls are doc03 Sep 2020 #3
Media wants a horserace. They always want a horserace. Statistical Sep 2020 #10
Fuck the Fucking media's "horserace".GOTV Cha Sep 2020 #4
This. Sogo Sep 2020 #7
Try this, Wellstone ruled Sep 2020 #9
For Context ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #6
Nate's analysis. kurtcagle Sep 2020 #15
I saw a graph of Hillary's numbers and was surprised at how unstable they were shrike3 Sep 2020 #20
I Buy That ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #21
Pretty much agreed on everything kurtcagle Sep 2020 #23
The Nation has made up it's mind Wellstone ruled Sep 2020 #8
K&R smirkymonkey Sep 2020 #11
Georgia and Iowa have 3 turnable Senate seats. GOTV there! Funtatlaguy Sep 2020 #12
What's GOTV? XanaDUer2 Sep 2020 #13
Get Out The Vote Funtatlaguy Sep 2020 #16
Get Out The Vote Aepps22 Sep 2020 #17
GOTV Get Out The Vote kurtcagle Sep 2020 #18
"Get Out The Vote" (GOTV) shrike3 Sep 2020 #19
That sounds like Trump's only hope is some sort of coup. lpbk2713 Sep 2020 #14
Coups need support and surprise kurtcagle Sep 2020 #22
So basically 1 out of 4 he'll return fescuerescue Sep 2020 #24
They had slightly lower prediction of Hillary winning. But not much mucifer Sep 2020 #25
What did they say 4 years ago at this time? former9thward Sep 2020 #26
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