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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (94337)11/6/2008 12:21:54 PM
From: JohnM  Respond to of 541922
 
Silver's projections are amazing. Let's see if he can repeat it in subsequent elections. No doubt, he will get paid tons of dollars by the next well financed campaign to serve either as their pollster or their pollster consultant.



To: Wharf Rat who wrote (94337)11/6/2008 12:23:32 PM
From: spiral3  Respond to of 541922
 
Nate Silver really doesn't run a poll, but talk about hitting it right on the money...

Yup. I thought that article should have at least mentioned him.

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