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He states straight out in his FAQ that he supports Obama. "What is your political affiliation? My state has non-partisan registration, so I am not registered a
by waterlesscloud 14y ago
He states straight out in his FAQ that he supports Obama.
"What is your political affiliation? My state has non-partisan registration, so I am not registered as anything. I vote for Democratic candidates the majority of the time (though by no means always). This year, I have been a supporter of Barack Obama."
And the next question -
"Are your results biased toward your preferred candidates? I hope not, but that is for you to decide. I have tried to disclose as much about my methodology as possible."
- tptacek 14y agoThat's from 2008, right? FiveThirtyEight.com isn't his site anymore.
- waterlesscloud 14y agoSure, but I'm having a hard time imagining the answer to either question has changed. If it had, I'm sure he's capable of having that information removed from a post bearing his name.
- tptacek 14y agoLots of people who supported Obama in 2008 no longer do. Meanwhile, why are you so sure he'd update a FAQ entry on a site he no longer maintains?
- waterlesscloud 14y agoHis name is right there on the FAQ. He's a media figure, of at least some note, who makes his living predicting political outcomes. If he had changed his stand, he would have the information removed from something bearing his name. It has direct impact on perception about his work. He'd have it changed.
- tptacek 14y agoDisagree; you can't even get to www.fivethirtyeight.com anymore (it redirects to NYT) and Silver is pretty transparent; I think if that affiliation was dependable information, it'd be somewhere in the masthead of his blog. It's not important either way. (For what it's worth: I still support Obama).