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Meta news.yc comment: when 538 called it for obama, the thread was killed: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=354128 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=354128
by ivankirigin 18y ago
Meta news.yc comment: when 538 called it for obama, the thread was killed:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=354128 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=354128
That was a mistake. People paying attention knew 538 was right, and consistently better than the major news outlets.
Also, I feel the geek behind 538 deserved to be the top story, not some play-it-safe news outlet.
- hugh 18y agoI thought it was killed for being politics. Unfortunately the later winner-of-the-election thread stayed up.
- ivankirigin 18y agoPolitics that matters should be on HN. Winning an election matters. He called it with certainty.