• seth@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    What were the projected odds for Clinton beating Trump in 2016? I remembered it being nearly a sure thing in the reported research polls but I may be remembering it completely wrong.

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      1 month ago

      60% about

      Problem is media reports on 60% as if it is a sure thing, when 40% is a really big chance…

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        Yeah that’s much worse than I thought. I also remember thinking, “there’s no way that many people are so willfully ignorant and will also vote.” How wrong I was.