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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNY Times post explaining why their prediction ("needle") is blue for GA
Why did the Needle turn blue in Georgia? We got enough vote out of the Atlanta area to realize it was going to be really good for Biden. And there's a ton of vote left there.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/forecast-president.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-elections-2020®ion=TOP_BANNER&context=election_recirc
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NY Times post explaining why their prediction ("needle") is blue for GA (Original Post)
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Nov 2020
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Blue Owl
(48,344 posts)1. K&R
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)2. Yes!

W_HAMILTON
(7,489 posts)3. Fuck that needle.
They need to retire it FOR GOOD. It's only caused more headaches than anything else.
dchill
(37,527 posts)4. I've seen the needle and the damage done.
King_Klonopin
(1,294 posts)5. GREAT POST!
PutGramaOnThePhone
(236 posts)7. Oh yeah! Nice.
MyNameIsKhan
(2,205 posts)8. +1... fuck this needle and the damage it did.
Boogiemack
(1,406 posts)6. We may not even need PA or MI if NC comes thru too. nt