(Originally posted to temporary site) Greetings, all. I’ve been a bit slow with the analysis. Disruptions in Princeton…though we do have power! It is interesting to see Governor Christie and President Obama get serious – together – about the work of recovering from what I hear is a major mess. Reader Jeff Cardille has cooked up […]
Entries from October 31st, 2012
Election Night scenario-tracking tool
October 31st, 2012, 10:25pm by Sam Wang
Tags: 2012 Election · President
Senate: following Obama back up
October 31st, 2012, 10:25pm by Sam Wang
(original version published on temporary server) Rick in Miami has helpfully calculated some time series. As has been the case for several months, Democrats/Independents will control 53-55 seats (middle 50% of outcomes) – a change of zero to +2 seats for the Democrats.
Tags: 2012 Election · Senate
Blown away
October 29th, 2012, 11:11pm by Sam Wang
Not by Sandy, though the winds are pretty high (check out this excellent moving representation). I’m more blown away by the web traffic over the last few weeks. Take a look.
Tags: 2012 Election · Site News
Nerds under attack!
October 29th, 2012, 10:00am by Sam Wang
Tweet Paul Krugman is calling out National Review Online for their attempted takedown of Nate Silver for biased methods and somehow cooking the books. Krugman writes: This is, of course, reminiscent of the attack on the Bureau of Labor Statistics — not to mention the attacks on climate science and much more. On the right, […]
Tags: 2012 Election · President
Getting away from Sandy?
October 29th, 2012, 8:50am by Sam Wang
Other than Virginia, Sandy is a blue-state hurricane. If you are looking for a place to go, might I suggest canvassing? District options are listed here. PA-12 looks good, and far upstate New York. And of course there is always Ohio. Getting kind of breezy around here.
Tags: 2012 Election · House · President
A Presidential/downticket prediction challenge
October 28th, 2012, 5:00pm by Sam Wang
Last month (“Using predictions in the service of ideals and profit,” Sept. 23) I asked what makes a good prediction. I made an analogy to hurricane forecasting. Predictions should: Be precise, allowing us to pinpoint a narrow range of outcomes. Change relatively little in the long term, giving us time to plan in advance. Give a […]
Tags: 2012 Election · House · President · Senate
Home stretch activism: two Senate races
October 27th, 2012, 11:15pm by Sam Wang
With nine days left to the national election, many races have fallen into place. Where should activists put their effort and money?
Tags: 2012 Election · House · Senate
Landfall
October 27th, 2012, 8:00am by Sam Wang
In Princeton, we’re making sure we have bottled water and other supplies. It’s not clear how serious Hurricane Sandy will be. But we are grateful for the advance warning that is made possible by the National Weather Service. Seeing as how predictions are so useful, Andrew Ferguson and I have decided to put the Obama re-elect […]
Tags: 2012 Election · President
John Dickerson replies
October 26th, 2012, 9:00pm by Sam Wang
I’ve been exchanging emails today with John Dickerson of Slate/CBS. As many of you know, he and I take different approaches to building a story about a campaign. Tonight he replied directly to my essay. I reproduce his comment below. As usual for PEC commenters, I know you’ll keep it civil. -SW Hello everyone. I’m John Dickerson. […]
Tags: 2012 Election · President
