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Nate Silver( smart ppl are trouble!)

http://news.yahoo.com/people-cant-math-mad-nate-silver-134213248.html
I couldn't resist posting this as a tag on to a post Mike sent a few days ago about the election
My math isn't great so I really didn't follow it but this article clarifies it a bit for me and it is very funny to me to see how many ppl don't get it and blame the messenger.
What is wrong with saying, " I cannot dispute what I cannot understand?"
:)
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You can't have it both ways.  You were gloating when the President was ahead in every poll out there. Now that Romney is ahead in some polls, you want to disallow the right to celebrate with a bit of glaoting as well?

I guess that's fair....
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"You're incredible MrsP."

Thx...Jason and lot of other people think so too:)
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1530342 tn?1405016490
Obviously you didn't read my whole comment..Here it is again

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Mike, we just have to stop posting anything that has to do with polls because no one wants to hear it.....

"Have you noticed that when Obama is ahead in the polls, the polls mean EVERYTHING to the Democrats and are the bible.

"But when Obama is behind in the polls, the polls mean absolutely NOTHING to the Democrats and shouldn't be looked at because they're meaningless."

I've always said that the most important poll is on Nov 6th..You guys post polls and we debate them. We post polls and you debate them...We are all guilty of you above statement"....
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"...Mike, we just have to stop posting anything that has to do with polls because no one wants to hear it..."

Aren't YOU the one that said that polls don't matter?!?

You're incredible MrsP.

When the polls are in your favor, they're awesome.
When the polls aren't in your favor, they're garbage.

Make up your mind, MrsFlip-Flop
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I do get it.... and I appreciate his analytical approach.  I find it interesting, even.
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I understand that and am fine with it.
I know it's still up in the air. I just enjoy reading the analysis even if it doesn't look exactly like I would like it to.
After all - it's just numbers.
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