Simon Owens on Nostr: You almost have to wonder what's the point of being a presidential election ...
You almost have to wonder what's the point of being a presidential election forecaster when each candidate's chances of winning are above 30%. At that point, all you're signaling to the world is that the race is close, which is not something that we really need an election forecaster to tell us.
https://www.vox.com/politics/372217/nate-silver-2024-polls-trump-harrisPublished at
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