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(the detested) Talking Points Memo's Polltracker came in a close second, after Silver.

alcaray — 11/8/2012 9:38:57 PM (archived)

Here is the rundown on the best, publicly-available prediction services: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57546778-38/among-the-top-election-quants-nate-silver-reigns-supreme/

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The great unskewer does the right thing. - alcaray - 11/8/2012 8:27:32 PM
- Polls wrong? Inconceivable! - ER - 11/8/2012 9:07:44 PM
  - (the detested) Talking Points Memo's Polltracker came in a close second, after Silver. - alcaray - 11/8/2012 9:38:57 PM
  - Before anybody overdoses on "smug" here... - TB - 11/8/2012 9:21:54 PM
    - I fail to see how my comment is "smug". - ER - 11/8/2012 9:54:27 PM
      - "Inconceivable?" - TB - 11/8/2012 10:23:16 PM
        
        I was misquoting from memory Captain Renault's "Gambling" line in "Casablanca" - ER - 11/8/2012 11:38:08 PM
        
        Really? - TB - 11/8/2012 11:59:16 PM
        
        Four More Years. Deal with it, pal. - ER - 11/9/2012 12:02:13 AM
        
        Why should I? - TB - 11/9/2012 12:11:32 AM
        
        I won't bother looking up the clip on youtube... - ER - 11/9/2012 12:20:00 AM
        
        Heh. - TB - 11/9/2012 12:38:09 AM
        
        Re: Heh. - ER - 11/9/2012 1:06:05 AM
    - I would immediately admit that the "unskewed" polls had been right, if that had been so. - alcaray - 11/8/2012 9:29:35 PM

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