politics
Democrats’ erosion in California, where they won by 29.1 points in 2020 but are headed to “only” a 20.8-point win based on votes counted so far, cost them 0.9 points off their national popular vote margin — even though it didn’t hurt their Electoral College chances at all. Meanwhile, New York cost them 0.6 points, and New Jersey and Illinois 0.3 po... See more
Nate Silver • It's 2004 all over again
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It’s election season, so the viral charts are flying around fast and furious, as each side tries to support an economic narrative that will help their candidate win. In these trying, troubled, turbulent times, you’re basically on your own as an intelligent consumer of news. You can’t trust any single source — even me! — to be a complete unbiased ex... See more
How not to be fooled by viral charts, Part 2
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