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2016 Postmortem

Coyotl

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17. Oh, the awesome power of numbers and data

Reply to Doodler71 (Reply #9)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 11:47 AM

Nov 2012

It is interesting above all else on this front, the triumph of science! How the unbelievers cripple themselves by their very basic assumptions about reality.

If first you do not believe in science, how do you put science to work for you? They create their own handicap! If they see this, they might start accepting science instead of believing things.

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Inside the Secret World of the Data Crunchers Who Helped Obama Win [View all] eridani Nov 2012 OP

Incredible. Using science in the campaign! n/t Beartracks Nov 2012 #1

Big Data, including "the work of quants & computer coders who can crack data sets.." 99th_Monkey Nov 2012 #2

I've been wondering too because they all seemed SO SURE that catbyte Nov 2012 #4

My brother was wondering who was winning oldbanjo Nov 2012 #5

+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #26

What do you mean by "unhack"? Do you mean they took the computers over to show the 'right' count? muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #6

"Unhack" is a new word in the English language Coyotl Nov 2012 #15

I did have the idea of 'piecing things back together' when I was writing muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #19

Like I said, I'm no computer geek 99th_Monkey Nov 2012 #22

Ohio would not have been enough to win. Qutzupalotl Nov 2012 #20

Good point 99th_Monkey Nov 2012 #21

Exactly, it is possible they would cheat Blue4Texas Nov 2012 #23

Yes We Quant! Yes We Quant! postulater Nov 2012 #3

:-) demhottie Nov 2012 #10

"2012 - Get Real" Coyotl Nov 2012 #16

And guts lol Blue4Texas Nov 2012 #24

Where can I buy a t-shirt that says, "Fuck you Koch Brothers, Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #7

Very very good read mzteaze Nov 2012 #8

I love nerds. Doodler71 Nov 2012 #9

Oh, the awesome power of numbers and data Coyotl Nov 2012 #17

I am a nerd Johnny2X2X Nov 2012 #18

Splunk, maybe... ProfessionalLeftist Nov 2012 #11

Contrast the Dem stratgey with the Rep secret weapon ORCA program... Purrfessor Nov 2012 #12

Advantage Dems Johnny2X2X Nov 2012 #13

"..the analytics team had polling data from about 29,000 people in Ohio alone — a whopping sample.." Coyotl Nov 2012 #14

Wow! Blue4Texas Nov 2012 #25

Great read. NT ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #27