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BlueIdaho

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19. 538 doesn't have the best record for calling winners and losers...
Wed Feb 5, 2020, 10:20 PM
Feb 2020

Their final call for Iowa was for a Biden win.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
How can this be? Doesn't 538 know Joe is leading in all the polls? bluewater Feb 2020 #1
Starting to think Biden might not even win SC at this point. Tiggeroshii Feb 2020 #2
. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2020 #9
I like it CentralMass Feb 2020 #3
. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2020 #12
538 is parroting the betting markets almost identically. Other polling firms are not Thekaspervote Feb 2020 #4
538 is not a polling firm Tiggeroshii Feb 2020 #5
"538 is parroting the betting markets almost identically." bluewater Feb 2020 #6
538 was wrong re: Bernie will win IA pfeiffer Feb 2020 #13
Has anyone actually won Iowa yet? bluewater Feb 2020 #14
Actually they were accurate. Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #23
Someone asked elsewhere and I can't find it. How does Bernie win NH, MN, OH, PA OrlandoDem2 Feb 2020 #7
2 days ago no one had him close to winning a Southern state Bumperstickers Feb 2020 #10
There's no way Sanders wins Wisconsin. Still In Wisconsin Feb 2020 #15
Milwaukee was a Socialist town within memorable history, snot Feb 2020 #17
I grew up in Milwaukee. My dad and brother are still there. Still In Wisconsin Feb 2020 #20
Do what's the legitimate path to 270 EC votes for Bernie? OrlandoDem2 Feb 2020 #22
how many senate and house seats will we lose if bernie is nominee? nt msongs Feb 2020 #8
I don't know the number but I would guess the house would go back to the Republicans and Still In Wisconsin Feb 2020 #16
Fantastic. Hope so. zentrum Feb 2020 #11
Bookmarking. TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #18
538 doesn't have the best record for calling winners and losers... BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #19
I like it! jcmaine72 Feb 2020 #21
Silver said he's basing this off of Iowa performances. octoberlib Feb 2020 #24
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