As this tweet shows, being a contrarian does not qualify someone to make electoral predictionshttps://twitter.com/mtracey/status/1011453825289523200 …
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Michael Tracey Retweeted Michael Tracey
I said I'd be happy to be proven wrong, and I am. I don't think there was anything particularly "contrarian" about being skeptical that one of the most powerful political machines in the country could be upendedhttps://twitter.com/mtracey/status/1011784068860661760 …
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Okay, but was this skepticism based off any on-the-ground reporting in the district? You are a roving journalist after all. You basically pulled a Nate Silver/Harry Enten on this one.
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You're right, it was a silly one-off tweet based more on instinct (and prior NY politics reporting) than on-ground experience.
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I don't mind being called out for genuine screw-ups. Self-accountability is good
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