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Worse that that, he's demonstrating that the 'access' and 'insights' and 'instincts' on which their status as Notable Pundits depends is actually worthless. The
by alexqgb 14y ago
Worse that that, he's demonstrating that the 'access' and 'insights' and 'instincts' on which their status as Notable Pundits depends is actually worthless. They are simply making shit up, and what they invent is invariably a tight race scenario because that's what gets the most profitable ratings. In othr words, he is demonstrating both their fraudulence and the disservice they do to democracy. And people LOVE him.
- aptwebapps 14y ago"... what they invent is invariably a tight race scenario because that's what gets the most profitable ratings." I disagree. I much prefer the article's explanation for why they invariably invent a tight race: journalistic 'objectivity'. As Coddington pointed out, when all the highest sources on both sides of the campaign say it's tight, who is Silver to disagree?