I rather vote for Ebola than a political pundit.

[Ichingcarpenter]

Nate Silver: ‘Most Political Pundits Are Completely Useless’




During a question-and-answer session on the sports website Deadspin, Silver offered what he sees are the chief differences between sports pundits and political pundits:

Obviously, there are SOME sports pundits who are total hacks. But I'd argue that MOST political pundits are completely useless; the outliers are the few who are actually worth reading. Plus the political pundits take themselves very seriously — read the new Mark Leibovich book — whereas I think on some level someone like Jay Mariotti realizes that he's just trolling people.

Silver's criticism of political journalists — particularly those who work at Politico — has been well-documented. He told the comedian Stephen Colbert in November that he'd rather vote for Ebola than a political pundit. In an email sent to TPM last month, Silver said that Politico co-founders Jim VandeHei and John Harris "seem to lack very much curiosity for the world outside of the bubble."




http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/nate-silver-most-political-pundits-are-completely-useless




Nate Silver knows exactly how many roads a man must walk down before you can call him a man. #natesilverfacts


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[NoOneMan]

1. Same goes for most politicians

"Most" because Im having a good day

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Well there is a difference between the Politico type and the rest of us who toil

in towns and cities, and happen to have city hall, as one of the beats,

(Here tom and I joke, since our other main beat is wild fires...they are both full of hot air and equally destructive)

The problem as I see it with the Politico type is that they are partisan first... reporters second. I voted for Filner... I now cover the scandal, and I do not expect him to survive it. I cover it fairly.

Now a local paper is still in the dark forces are doing this to Filner... camp... yup, deep partisans first.

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. I was just giving a' public service announcement

LOL .... and thought it was relevant to DU.

I don't consider you a pundit on DU but others are.


About your mayor... I first thought that it was a smear job by the republicans

Doesn't look like it,

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. It is very much self inflicted.

I was just commenting that locally we have the politico type pundit...I snorted after reading the latest offering of bird droppings...what if Filner survives? It is in the politico category.

[Savannahmann]

5. I also know.

Nate Silver knows exactly how many roads a man must walk down before you can call him a man. #natesilverfacts

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