Fivethirtyeight.com

[emainvol]

I just want to give props to this site, Nate Silver (who also invented the PECOTA prediction model for baseball players) runs it and his predictions were pretty damn accurate, especially on the national popular vote.

FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right

 

[BigPapaVol]

Is this more gloating?

 

[emainvol]

Is this more gloating?

I am sure he gloats on there. I am not gloating, but it is the site I followed for most of the election season, and I was pretty impressed when I went back over it today.

 

[BigPapaVol]

I am sure he gloats on there. I am not gloating, but it is the site I followed for most of the election season, and I was pretty impressed when I went back over it today.

I'm kidding. I'm sure I'd gloat too until I came to the realization that I'm talking smack over a politician and a political party.

 

[emainvol]

I'm kidding. I'm sure I'd gloat too until I came to the realization that I'm talking smack over a politician and a political party.

I did get to dish out a few "I told you so's" today to people who were, for some reason, telling me I was an idiot for thinking Obama would win. Other than that I kept it pretty objective in my discussions. Campus was buzzing though, it was interesting.

 

[emainvol]

However, we did do a scotch and PBR induced Obama dance at 10pm CT last night.

 

[BigPapaVol]

I'm sure the campus scene across the country is out of control. Professors won't need Viagra for months.

 

[emainvol]

I'm sure the campus scene across the country is out of control. Professors won't need Viagra for months.

I am going to be doing my own version of liberal poling for the next few weeks.

 

[BigPapaVol]

I am going to be doing my own version of liberal poling for the next few weeks.

very nice. Consider Lubriderm.

 

[emainvol]

Brilliant!

 

[dsbyrd]

Been checking his site several times a day for weeks and weeks. Top notch.