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  • A bunch of opinion pieces vs the entire careers of polling experts and data scientists. 

    538 had a great article on the 2016 polling that I've already posted on here. It breaks it down nicely. 

    Showing Biden with a 5/6 chance of winning doesn't mean his most likely win is a "landslide". 

    But sure, appreciate the call out, "leftists", etc. 

    I'm really not interested into a whole bunch of back and forth where I share articles going into polling error, bringing up the votes the still need counted, etc. Sorry, I'm just not. You can claim a victory if you'd like and the usual MAGA minions can all come in to try and pile on. 

    Polls aren't perfect. Trump is a unique candidate. There is still a whole field if statistics, science, etc behind this that never really gets examined because it isn't easily digestible (not necessarily to you, just the country at large). 

    So, again, instead of propping up click bait opinion articles calling polls meaningless, I'll choose to wait on the final results and to realize what the predictions meant and the standard error involved. 

    @mld-woody said:

    A bunch of opinion pieces vs the entire careers of polling experts and data scientists. 

    538 had a great article on the 2016 polling that I've already posted on here. It breaks it down nicely. 

    Showing Biden with a 5/6 chance of winning doesn't mean his most likely win is a "landslide". 

    But sure, appreciate the call out, "leftists", etc. 

    I'm really not interested into a whole bunch of back and forth where I share articles going into polling error, bringing up the votes the still need counted, etc. Sorry, I'm just not. You can claim a victory if you'd like and the usual MAGA minions can all come in to try and pile on. 

    Polls aren't perfect. Trump is a unique candidate. There is still a whole field if statistics, science, etc behind this that never really gets examined because it isn't easily digestible (not necessarily to you, just the country at large). 

    So, again, instead of propping up click bait opinion articles calling polls meaningless, I'll choose to wait on the final results and to realize what the predictions meant and the standard error involved. 

    There, that's better. Carry on... 

  • @mld-woody said:

    A bunch of opinion pieces vs the entire careers of polling experts and data scientists. 

    538 had a great article on the 2016 polling that I've already posted on here. It breaks it down nicely. 

    Showing Biden with a 5/6 chance of winning doesn't mean his most likely win is a "landslide". 

    But sure, appreciate the call out, "leftists", etc. 

    I'm really not interested into a whole bunch of back and forth where I share articles going into polling error, bringing up the votes the still need counted, etc. Sorry, I'm just not. You can claim a victory if you'd like and the usual MAGA minions can all come in to try and pile on. 

    Polls aren't perfect. Trump is a unique candidate. There is still a whole field if statistics, science, etc behind this that never really gets examined because it isn't easily digestible (not necessarily to you, just the country at large). 

    So, again, instead of propping up click bait opinion articles calling polls meaningless, I'll choose to wait on the final results and to realize what the predictions meant and the standard error involved. 

    There, that's better. Carry on... 

    @d-bone said:

    There, that's better. Carry on... 

    Oh geez...

  • It’s their left leaning bias showing again.

  • But, "votes cannot be cast after the Poles are closed"

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  • Looks like Joe is going to win Wisconsin by 20k votes.

    The ABC poll had Biden winning Wisconsin by 17 points.

  • That means Trump MUST win PA, NC, GA and either MI or NV.  Not looking good.  Get ready for socialism.

  • That means Trump MUST win PA, NC, GA and either MI or NV.  Not looking good.  Get ready for socialism.

    @diehardbrownsfan said:

    Get ready for socialism.

    Oh shit, so where public monies go to public universities for medical research and then ends up privately profited off of...?!?

    Oh.... Wait. 

    Look, I get it.  But go talk to the hardcore socialist countries - Biden is anything but.

  • Biden won't be President for long.  He's sickly.  Harris will end up being President. 

  • I'll set the over/under at 45 days after inauguration that Kamala tells a reporter, "Trump screwed up COVID so badly that there is little she can now do to reverse it, and everything that is currently happening or will happen is because of him".

    I'll set the over/under to 90 minutes when D Bone quotes this post after she says it (take the under) 

    I'll set the over/under at 90 minutes before her followers make post after post about how she is right and it's all Trump and his supporters' faults (take the under) 

    I'll set the over/under to 10 minutes before D Bone hops on his bike and could no longer care less (take the under) 

    One thing is for certain, the next 4 years are going to be fun no matter which POS politician is leading this country. 

  • I'll set the over/under at 45 days after inauguration that Kamala tells a reporter, "Trump screwed up COVID so badly that there is little she can now do to reverse it, and everything that is currently happening or will happen is because of him".

    I'll set the over/under to 90 minutes when D Bone quotes this post after she says it (take the under) 

    I'll set the over/under at 90 minutes before her followers make post after post about how she is right and it's all Trump and his supporters' faults (take the under) 

    I'll set the over/under to 10 minutes before D Bone hops on his bike and could no longer care less (take the under) 

    One thing is for certain, the next 4 years are going to be fun no matter which POS politician is leading this country. 

    @d-bone said:

    I'll set the over/under to 10 minutes before D Bone hops on his bike and could no longer care less (take the under) 

    I've been averaging around 35 miles a day and feel great.  

  • @d-bone said:

    I'll set the over/under to 10 minutes before D Bone hops on his bike and could no longer care less (take the under) 

    I've been averaging around 35 miles a day and feel great.  

    @diehardbrownsfan said:

    I've been averaging around 35 miles a day and feel great.  

    Hell yea! Super stoked to hear that brother..... keep it up! 

  • 2020 Election "pollsters":

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  • @diehardbrownsfan said:

    Get ready for socialism.

    Oh shit, so where public monies go to public universities for medical research and then ends up privately profited off of...?!?

    Oh.... Wait. 

    Look, I get it.  But go talk to the hardcore socialist countries - Biden is anything but.

    @tiamat63 said:

    Oh shit, so where public monies go to public universities for medical research and then ends up privately profited off of...?!?

    Oh.... Wait. 

    Look, I get it.  But go talk to the hardcore socialist countries - Biden is anything but.

    You heard the story about the frog in the pot.

    WSS

  • @tiamat63 said:

    Oh shit, so where public monies go to public universities for medical research and then ends up privately profited off of...?!?

    Oh.... Wait. 

    Look, I get it.  But go talk to the hardcore socialist countries - Biden is anything but.

    You heard the story about the frog in the pot.

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    You heard the story about the frog in the pot.

    WSS

    Pot temperature hasn't gone down, even with Trump.  Otherwise I'd be inclined to agree.

  • @westside-steve said:

    You heard the story about the frog in the pot.

    WSS

    Pot temperature hasn't gone down, even with Trump.  Otherwise I'd be inclined to agree.

    @tiamat63 said:

    Pot temperature hasn't gone down, even with Trump.  Otherwise I'd be inclined to agree.

    Don't misunderstand I would hope for but not expect the temperature to go down.  I'd say the choices are holding the descent to a minimum and allowing free fall.

    WSS

  • @tiamat63 said:

    Pot temperature hasn't gone down, even with Trump.  Otherwise I'd be inclined to agree.

    Don't misunderstand I would hope for but not expect the temperature to go down.  I'd say the choices are holding the descent to a minimum and allowing free fall.

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

     I'd say the choices are holding the descent to a minimum and allowing free fall.

    WSS

    i agree 

  • What could possibly go wrong?? And here I thought California had the market cornered on being a shit hole...... "everyone do what you want and what makes you feel good"  

    https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-elections-oregon-01edca37c776c9ea8bfd4afdd7a7a33e

  • What could possibly go wrong?? And here I thought California had the market cornered on being a shit hole...... "everyone do what you want and what makes you feel good"  

    https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-elections-oregon-01edca37c776c9ea8bfd4afdd7a7a33e

    @d-bone said:

    What could possibly go wrong?? And here I thought California had the market cornered on being a shit hole...... "everyone do what you want and what makes you feel good"  

    https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-elections-oregon-01edca37c776c9ea8bfd4afdd7a7a33e

    I'm sure all the junkies are happy.

  • What could possibly go wrong?? And here I thought California had the market cornered on being a shit hole...... "everyone do what you want and what makes you feel good"  

    https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-elections-oregon-01edca37c776c9ea8bfd4afdd7a7a33e

    @d-bone said:

    What could possibly go wrong?? And here I thought California had the market cornered on being a shit hole...... "everyone do what you want and what makes you feel good"  

    https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-elections-oregon-01edca37c776c9ea8bfd4afdd7a7a33e

    Well prisons will be less crowded, which is a very good thing.