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wryter2000

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Reply to mzmolly (Original post)

Sat Oct 31, 2020, 02:30 PM

Oct 2020

The polls weren't really that wrong in 2016, at least not as 538 predicted. He had Hillary at 65% on election day, which still left Trump with a 35% chance of winning. That's not insurmountable. Plus, the popular vote came out as predicted.

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538 version of what the map would look like if polls are exactly as wrong as in 2016 - Nate Silver [View all] mzmolly Oct 2020 OP

That's comforting! nt Phoenix61 Oct 2020 #1

Now this is good info Dem2 Oct 2020 #2

Thanks wryter2000 Oct 2020 #3

Agree. mzmolly Oct 2020 #5

That's amazing. Mike 03 Oct 2020 #4

That actually makes me feel a whole lot better Bettie Oct 2020 #6

That will do. Laelth Oct 2020 #7

Yet I got another 300 doom and gloom emails and texts central scrutinizer Oct 2020 #8

FL GA and PA 65 votes scipan Nov 2020 #9