return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 23 days agoNate Silver predicts close race, but "gut" tells him Trump will winwww.salon.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down128cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1-22arrow-down1external-linkNate Silver predicts close race, but "gut" tells him Trump will winwww.salon.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 23 days agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareeldavi@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down6·23 days 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-up10arrow-down1·23 days 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.