return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 hours agoNate Silver predicts close race, but "gut" tells him Trump will winwww.salon.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down116cross-posted to: usa
arrow-up1-10arrow-down1external-linkNate Silver predicts close race, but "gut" tells him Trump will winwww.salon.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 hours agomessage-square4fedilinkcross-posted to: usa
minus-squareeldavilinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down5·9 hours agoout of all the articles explaining why kamala is going to lose in the media this last week; this one is the most disquieting to me. it’s one thing when it’s an outside group paying attention; but entirely different with a person who’s livelihood and success is predicated upon it.
minus-squareAmbiguousProps@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·8 hours agoNate Silver’s polls are barely (if at all) trustworthy, his personal opinion is absolutely not trustworthy. Polls and pollster opinions do not win elections, votes do.
out of all the articles explaining why kamala is going to lose in the media this last week; this one is the most disquieting to me.
it’s one thing when it’s an outside group paying attention; but entirely different with a person who’s livelihood and success is predicated upon it.
Nate Silver’s polls are barely (if at all) trustworthy, his personal opinion is absolutely not trustworthy.
Polls and pollster opinions do not win elections, votes do.