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marylandblue

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2. He did not call the election correctly

Reply to OnDoutside (Original post)

Sun Nov 20, 2016, 09:51 AM

Nov 2016

In 2000, he called the election for Gore, then explained that his method only predicts the winner of the popular vote. Now Clinton won the popular vote and now he claims only that he predicted "almost" every election since 1980.

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Professor Alan Lichtman on why the polls were wrong and he was right. [View all] OnDoutside Nov 2016 OP

He Sure Is Animated! kebob Nov 2016 #1

He did not call the election correctly marylandblue Nov 2016 #2

I think the keys theory holds but he interpreted it wrong nuxvomica Nov 2016 #5

Lets remember it's about ratings and its about getting a talking head on a show to gin up money turbinetree Nov 2016 #3

Do we have his thirteen question model available? It would be useful to examine. ancianita Nov 2016 #4