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Dude I think polling has its place, but it has its clear shortcomings. It shouldn't be dismissed.
And Nate Silver's model is solid for what it is, and probably the best one in the business
I just think Silver a massive jackass, and that if he behaved differently people would not get nearly as much backlash as he gets.
I think polling has its role, as does journalism.. but as someone interested in politics I would be much more interested in the larger conversation in the review once the results are actually in
Genuine discussions on how the poll was conducted.. and do actually deep dives into what happened and how things could possibly get better
But like sports, things have gone to far into the hot takes, predictably convos and overly defending a position and being defensive of something that has now been proven wrong