So here's the think about that: The 8% came true. It's why some people bet on the green 00 on Roulette. Small likelihood, big payoff. It doesn't mean the HRC percentage was, per se, wrong.
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They aren't the same as weather modeling, but saying election models are pointless or misleading because sometimes the less-likely outcome occurs is wrong for the same reasons as jettisoning weather forecasts because sometimes it rains when there's a low forecasted chance.
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If your point is that it's meaninglessly precise to say Trump has a 12% chance of winning, I agree. But that doesn't make the whole exercise pointless.
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Here's the thing. There was only one scenario in which he could win, and that's what happened, suggesting projections were useful to his campaign for focusing their efforts on bringing about that one scenario. Whether or not they are useful for mass consumption is another matter.
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