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Dalai_1

(1,301 posts) Sun Oct 28, 2012, 03:27 PM Oct 2012

Nate Silver Update for October 28

October 28, 2012, 2:50 PM

Oct. 27: Minnesota Moonlights as Swing State, but Ohio and Virginia Are More Crucial
By NATE SILVER
With the election so close, Saturday is no longer a day of rest for pollsters. Eight polls were released from potentially competitive states:

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http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/oct-27-minnesota-moonlights-as-swing-state-but-ohio-and-virginia-are-more-crucial/

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Nate Silver Update for October 28 (Original Post) Dalai_1 Oct 2012 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author ashtonelijah Oct 2012 #1

Looks like he picked an odd Firebirds01 Oct 2012 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Tarheel_Dem Oct 2012 #3

He still gives Obama a 97% chance of winning MN nt BainsBane Oct 2012 #4

Well, considering that the one O+3 poll... regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #6

They had Romney up by 5 in MN? BainsBane Oct 2012 #7

I used to put a lot of stock in Nate... BlueState Oct 2012 #5

Yeah, I'm always skeptical of anyone who isn't fat and macho! Phx_Dem Oct 2012 #8

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Firebirds01

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2. Looks like he picked an odd

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Sun Oct 28, 2012, 03:32 PM

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assortment of polls. The UC poll is the weirdest pick as it is one of the very few to show something other than an Obama lead.

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BainsBane

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4. He still gives Obama a 97% chance of winning MN nt

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Sun Oct 28, 2012, 03:35 PM

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regnaD kciN

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6. Well, considering that the one O+3 poll...

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Sun Oct 28, 2012, 03:43 PM

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...had R+5 in their previous poll there, it's hard to see this as a sign that Romney's catching up in MN. Or that they've ever been anything but an outlier there.