"You deign to challenge the accuracy of LS's studied, reasoned judgment on the basis of your gut feel?"
Weeeeellllllll, 'twould appear my 'gut feel', based on unemotional, reasoned, logical analysis may just have been correct. As much as I wanted different results, I could just see this happening.
In politics, much like football, I don't let 'home team spirit' shade reality.