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> If Hillary Clinton had won, the same kinds of people on the other side would be attacking 538 for being too bullish on Trump. In fact, that very thing did ha
by bendykstra 10y ago
> If Hillary Clinton had won, the same kinds of people on the other side would be attacking 538 for being too bullish on Trump.
In fact, that very thing did happen in the week leading up to the election, so sure were some that Clinton would win. There was a raft of articles nitpicking the model, particularly the adjustments that it applied to polls and the level of uncertainty that it assumed.
- ivraatiems 10y ago> In fact, that very thing did happen in the week leading up to the election, so sure were some that Clinton would win. There was a raft of articles nitpicking the model, particularly the adjustments that it applied to polls and the level of uncertainty that it assumed. Ugh, yes, like that HuffPo guy attacking Nate Silver. He apologized later, at least.