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GreenHorizons
United States24333 Posts
On December 13 2017 12:10 Danglars wrote: I think Jones has got it. Moore's up too little for the percent reporting in the Dem counties. It's still Alabama, Jones has to beat the .5% margin to get past a recount. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On December 13 2017 12:08 jalstar wrote: Most people are taught the difference between confidence and probability in stats 101 when being taught how to interpret confidence intervals. edit: and empirically it's not a probability because as Plansix said, it already happened. But who fucking cares when we can literally have the results tomorrow? Or in an hour? This is treating politics like sports and entertainment, which it isn't. | ||
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
On December 13 2017 12:12 GreenHorizons wrote: It's still Alabama, Jones has to beat the .5% margin to get past a recount. They'll also have to actually count the provisional ballots then, though, and I can't help but think that would be an advantage for Jones. The bigger risk is a blitz from Trump's fraud of a "voter fraud" commission. Especially since write-ins are basically certain to be a greater share of the vote than any margin for Jones' victory. | ||
micronesia
United States24799 Posts
On December 13 2017 12:13 Plansix wrote: But who fucking cares when we can literally have the results tomorrow? Or in an hour? This is treating politics like sports and entertainment, which it isn't. We are in the age of everyone wanting all available information immediately. Real-time models and analysis is to be expected. Why do you care if the NYT or others make this type of information available? If you would prefer to wait a couple of hours to see the final results then you can still do that. I'm not saying the model jumping back and forth every minute isn't a bit of a silly exercise, but why do you care? | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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micronesia
United States24799 Posts
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xDaunt
United States17988 Posts
On December 13 2017 12:15 micronesia wrote: {CC}StealthBlue just how in the fuck is that news. What? There are people who are still under the illusion that he posts news? | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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Nebuchad
Switzerland12533 Posts
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On December 13 2017 12:15 micronesia wrote: We are in the age of everyone wanting all available information immediately. Real-time models and analysis is to be expected. Why do you care if the NYT or others make this type of information available? If you would prefer to wait a couple of hours to see the final results then you can still do that. I'm not saying the model jumping back and forth every minute isn't a bit of a silly exercise, but why do you care? I mocked it on general principle that it is an source of worthless entertainment that the NYT feels the need to defend. I am of the opinion that News agencies and papers shouldn't use these. They should report facts, not the accuracy of algorithms using imperfect data. But apparently by insulting math I have angered some TL people. Because GH was right that the instant math is referenced on TL, posters are on it like nerds trying to get with that one girl at their party. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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LegalLord
United States13779 Posts
On December 13 2017 12:17 xDaunt wrote: What? There are people who are still under the illusion that he posts news? I have to agree with this. The Twitterstream is more often than not just petty gossip. | ||
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Zambrah
United States7393 Posts
On December 13 2017 12:13 Plansix wrote: But who fucking cares when we can literally have the results tomorrow? Or in an hour? This is treating politics like sports and entertainment, which it isn't. It sure is entertaining though! Its kinda like sports too, 'cause you just root for your team even if they're likely to lose and regardless of much of anything they do or have done in the past. I'm just enjoying riding my civic engagement high this year, beats the hell outta meth! | ||
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
That said...this is real, real bad for the GOP tax bill. I think Jones'll get to vote on the conference version if he wins, right? | ||
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LegalLord
United States13779 Posts
And that prediction is basically calling it for Jones right now. | ||
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Nebuchad
Switzerland12533 Posts
On December 13 2017 12:20 TheTenthDoc wrote: It's still entirely possible that the parts of the blue counties yet to be counted are the more red-leaning ones. | ||
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LegalLord
United States13779 Posts
On December 13 2017 12:20 TheTenthDoc wrote: That said...this is real, real bad for the GOP tax bill. I think Jones'll get to vote on the conference version if he wins, right? Well since Pence is VP you're going to need two GOP traitors to vote against it for it to fail. Do we have such traitors lined up at the moment? | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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Nebuchad
Switzerland12533 Posts
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
On December 13 2017 12:22 LegalLord wrote: Well since Pence is VP you're going to need two GOP traitors to vote against it for it to fail. Do we have such traitors lined up at the moment? Corker is one. Depending on what emerges from conference I could easily see any of the folks who got bought out being another. | ||
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