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To: ripnbang

No, there are two percentages on fivethirtyeight, one saying if the election were held today, Trump would win 57% - the other attempts to measure the probability Trump will win in November - 48%.

Personally, I would place far more credence in the “who would you vote for if the election were held today” poll - at least it is based on polling. The probability model is worthless if you think about it.

I mean, statistically, you can say things like “the incumbent party candidate has won 65% of the elections when unemployment was below 6% and the non incumbant party candidate is not taller than the incumbant party candidate, except during war time”.

But these kinds of concocted generalizations only work in retrospect.


10 posted on 07/25/2016 9:49:10 AM PDT by enumerated
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To: enumerated

Oops. 48% should be 40.8%


11 posted on 07/25/2016 9:50:46 AM PDT by enumerated
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