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Towlie

(5,324 posts)
Mon Aug 17, 2020, 12:09 PM Aug 2020

Translation of fivethirtyeight's "Biden is favored to win the election":

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/

Since this calculation is based upon polls, at best it reflects how people intend to vote. This means that in an imaginary parallel universe where a fair election takes place with no voter suppression or fraud, Joe Biden would be favored to win. So please don't be fooled into thinking that this constitutes a prediction of the actual result.

Craps probability calculations are meaningless when the dice are loaded.




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