• WrenFeathers@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        arrow-down
        10
        ·
        edit-2
        10 days ago

        Oh I understand it just fine. Fine enough not to rely on polling to indicate anything. 538 isn’t accurate. Why is that up for debate?

        • TheKingBombOmbKiller@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          13
          ·
          10 days ago

          If I told you that you had a five in six chance to roll the dice and not roll a one, and then you rolled the dice and got a one, was what I told you wrong?

          • sorval_the_eeter@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            2
            ·
            edit-2
            8 days ago

            “wrong” is a subjective call dependent on the intelligence of the observer. To some other people the answer isnt ‘wrong’ or ‘right’ its ‘I love my pickup’ or ‘boobs!’ or ‘me no like polls, they say me losing’.

          • WrenFeathers@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            1
            arrow-down
            10
            ·
            edit-2
            10 days ago

            Their odds predicted the past two elections wrong. What part of this is not getting through?

            There wasn’t a five in six chance for the candidates during either of the previous two elections. So I’m ignoring your example.

            They were wrong. Twice. Enough said.