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11. I just found one example when responding to another poster

Mon Jul 1, 2024, 12:17 AM

Jul 2024

An elementary school, of all things, which at the time this article was written, had correctly predicted US elections for 48 years — 12 for 12, a longer and more accurate than Lichtman's current 9-out-of-10 record.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/these-things-have-all-correctly-predicted-the-presidential-election-results-for-decades/

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About "experts" who've correctly predicted many presidential races [View all] Silent3 Jun 2024 OP

You misunderstand odds and Lichtman. Fiendish Thingy Jun 2024 #1

thanks elleng Jun 2024 #2

And I challenged you to find Lichtman's peers with equal records Fiendish Thingy Jul 2024 #9

I just found one example when responding to another poster Silent3 Jul 2024 #11

But those aren't the same students every year, just the same school. Fiendish Thingy Jul 2024 #12

It's not quite that simple Metaphorical Jun 2024 #3

Everything you've said is true... Silent3 Jun 2024 #5

We questioned our 2016 Candidate. texasfiddler Jun 2024 #6

I was going to discuss Lichtman texasfiddler Jun 2024 #8