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Monday, November 05, 2012

TV Reports Ignore Electoral College to Promote Horse Race Scenario

7News. It's not a dead heat. Electoral College! Hello? Read Nate Silver.
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I think you are picking the polls that are tied to continue the horse race charade for ratings.

See Nate Silver:
The last three days of polling have brought what is almost certainly Mr. Obama’s strongest run of polling since the first presidential debate in Denver. Mr. Obama led in the vast majority of battleground-state polls over the weekend. And increasingly, it is hard to find leads for Mr. Romney in national surveys — although several of them show a tie.

Image: Courtesy FiveThrityEight Nate Silver New York Times

Then there's the Electoral College, where the election will really be decided.

NATE SILVER: Obama's Odds Of Winning Have Now Hit An Overwhelming 86%


Image: Courtesy FiveThrityEight Nate Silver New York Times

Please vote on November 6th.