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> Not really. The polls indicated that it was basically 50-50. The media chose to interpreted the polls to predict a Remain victory. The difference is subtle bu
by seertaak 10y ago
> Not really. The polls indicated that it was basically 50-50. The media chose to interpreted the polls to predict a Remain victory. The difference is subtle but important.
I disagree. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_United...
> This annoys me no end. In what possible world is 15% an "impossibility".
In the world of opinion pieces in the run-up to the election. In the world of 24/7 television commentary from the likes of MSNBC, CNN, etc. What world have you been living in?
- dagw 10y agoIn the world of opinion pieces in the run-up to the election. Sorry that last bit was absolutely not aimed at you, but at the media that, as you said, looked at models showing Trump having a 15-25% chance of winning and saying first "according to the models Trump cannot win" and then "Boy did those models get it completely wrong".