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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by softwaredoug on Saturday November 07, 2020 @01:48PM (#25017413)
I think I only saw projections for Dems retaining control (which was high). I think GOP gaining seats was always in the cards.

I think it’s interesting too how some of the qualitative predictions (like Sabatos crystal ball) were pretty close to the outcome in the Pres race.

Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by evgen on Saturday November 07, 2020 @02:02PM (#25017621)
In just about every model, but let's use 538 as the canonical example, there was a reasonable chance for the Dems to lose seats but a very, very low chance they would lose control. We are looking at a two or three standard deviation variance from expectations for loss of control but losing seats was well within the range of outcomes that should have surprised no one.