Information Fanatic: Don’t Trust the Election Forecasts: The data doesn’t support the obsession with presidential prognostications.

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Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Don’t Trust the Election Forecasts: The data doesn’t support the obsession with presidential prognostications.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/09/03/election-forecasts-data-00176905

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