Republican Viewpoint:
"Last week the polls were completely wrong.
Following the first presidential debate, the polls are completely right."
Republicans are as flip-floppy as standard bearer Etch-a-Sketch
If you have not seen "The Ultimate Mitt Romney Flip Flop Collection," you're in for a treat.
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NATE SILVER ON THE PITFALLS OF PREDICTION
Friday, October 05, 2012
(Alan: It's a bit complicated to get to the audio file. First, click on the white "arrow" on an orange field. Then, when you get another screen, click on the next white "arrow" on an orange field.)
00:31 / 08:14
Nate Silver is something of an authority on political forecasting. In 2008, his blog FiveThirtyEight correctly predicted the outcome of the presidential race in 49 out of 50 states. (In that same election, he was also right about all 35 senate races.) Bob sits down with Silver to talk about the 2012 election as well as his new book, The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't.
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