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Are election forecasts bad for democracy?

Are election forecasts bad for democracy?

Maybe, but that obscures their value as tools for journalism

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Sep 20, 2020
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This is one of the bigger questions that forecasters are receiving this year. It will not surprise you that I have some thoughts on the subject. Here is a shorter post outlining what I think is a reasonable path to an answer.

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