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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums2011 Study: Most Political Pundits Less Accurate than a Coin Toss
Last edited Tue Oct 30, 2012, 07:30 PM - Edit history (2)
We should remind ourselves of this every time the likes of Wolf Blitzer and Chuck Todd gives us their predictions and analysis. A study done in 2011 found that almost all prominent political analysts were correct less often than pure chance. So you would literally be better off flipping a quarter to get a prediction about who is going to win the presidential election next week than if you asked David Gregory for his opinion. Yes, a small piece of metal will give you better political commentary than CNN.
http://www.hamilton.edu/news/polls/pundit
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2011 Study: Most Political Pundits Less Accurate than a Coin Toss (Original Post)
Doctor Jack
Oct 2012
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regnaD kciN
(26,035 posts)1. "pendents"...?
bemildred
(90,061 posts)2. Which means you do better to believe the opposite of whatever they say.
And that means it's not close.
Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)3. Damn autocorrect.
This is why I need to stop posting while on a tablet
bemildred
(90,061 posts)4. Yeah, I hate that, first thing I turn off. nt