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In reply to the discussion: Nate Silver: GOP favored to win Senate [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)25. It's too early to just give up because of that
Why is he even predicting that right now? It's months and months away.
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Except that it takes two-thirds of the Senate to convict the President on impeachment.
TexasTowelie
Mar 2014
#95
If republicans control the House and Senate, with their current mindset, they
bluestate10
Mar 2014
#43
I'll let the chicken little gang enjoy snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
L0oniX
Mar 2014
#84
LOL, we love Nate when he says dems will win. We hate him other wise. So stupid. n-t
Logical
Mar 2014
#18
I'm pretty sure there will be plenty here rubbing their hands will glee over that prediction n/t
Sheepshank
Mar 2014
#29
So yea ...don't bother to vote. So we loose and you would be happy that the pollster was right.
L0oniX
Mar 2014
#106
Yea ...I am angry that Dems didn't get out and vote for Alex Sink ...maybe they saw Nate's poll...
L0oniX
Mar 2014
#141
Most teams have cheerleaders. Nate is right? ...ok ...so don't bother to vote. Got it!
L0oniX
Mar 2014
#109
That's a much better way to use the poll. Saying Nate's always right is saying don't bother to vote.
L0oniX
Mar 2014
#116
Silver is a Statistician, he calls it as he sees it. We must prove him wrong. We
bluestate10
Mar 2014
#44
There will be NO 'poorly-financed tea party upstart' with Koch dollars in play. n/t
freshwest
Mar 2014
#66
Does any forecaster predict that Democrats will come close to picking up 17 seats?
Pepper Cat
Mar 2014
#146
Bullshit. Saying the mid-terms aren't important is a giveaway to the republicans.
arcane1
Mar 2014
#30
I hope you're right. But you have to acknowledge that Nate's track record has been fairly
Number23
Mar 2014
#45
No we don't have to accept Nate's shit poll. I am going to vote anyway. Fuck Nate!
L0oniX
Mar 2014
#110
If historical true, the final count at the voting booth with have nothing to do policy,
Sheepshank
Mar 2014
#33
Republicans are going to make it as hard as possible to vote, so don't count on
bluestate10
Mar 2014
#65
Any attempt to suppress should be immediately stopped, and then the perpertrator
Timez Squarez
Mar 2014
#73
Silver is the best I've ever seen at prognostication. With what I think will happen prior to
ballyhoo
Mar 2014
#61
It will be hard but we can still hold onto it but we need to get our base out.
hrmjustin
Mar 2014
#75
How anyone can vote for a Republican after the stench of the Bewsh years is beyond me completely.
HughBeaumont
Mar 2014
#128
*******************"Slight Favorite in Race for Senate"**********************
uponit7771
Mar 2014
#129
Polls combined with some basic common sense this far out are very predictive
Hippo_Tron
Mar 2014
#152