Seen the light
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Wed Nov-19-08 09:45 PM
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Al Franken is on to pace to end up winning the recount by 13 votes |
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Yes, 13 votes.
18% of the votes counted have netted Franken 41 votes. 41 * (100/18) = 228 total net votes for Franken in the recount. 228-41=187. Coleman leads by 174 votes, making Franken the winner by 13 votes.
I'm no mathematician, so this formula could be wrong. And obviously, the rest of the votes probably won't go for Franken at this exact same pace.
But WOW at how tight this is going to end up.
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Wed Nov-19-08 09:46 PM
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1. 18% of the votes or 18% of the counties? |
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Wed Nov-19-08 09:47 PM
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2. According to the Star Trib website, 18% of the votes |
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Wed Nov-19-08 09:49 PM
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4. Whoa Nelliebelle - this could be so sweet |
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Wed Nov-19-08 09:51 PM
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5. I hope Norm accepts this loss graciously. |
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Wed Nov-19-08 10:01 PM
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6. I am no mathemitician either, but what you just did there is called extrapolation. |
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Wed Nov-19-08 10:04 PM
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7. Nate Silver cautions against this... |
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http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"For any number of reasons, however, the results reported thus far may not be indicative of future trends."
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