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Re:Nate Silver: Some personal news by dragonwriter on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @07:53PM (#35795897)
> where "the latest polls" will mean (among other things) 538.

No, it won’t; 538 doesn’t produce polls.

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Re:Nate Silver: Some personal news by PaulDavisThe1st on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @09:47PM (#35796722)
I've heard numerous news organizations/corporations cite 538 as the source of their analysis.
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Re:Nate Silver: Some personal news by dllthomas on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @10:07PM (#35796868)
538 does produce analysis. They do not produce polls - they consume polls.
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Re:Nate Silver: Some personal news by PaulDavisThe1st on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @10:35PM (#35797061)
None of which matters to people who hear "analysis of the electoral race" on some media.
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Re:Nate Silver: Some personal news by dllthomas on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @01:36AM (#35798409)
I don't think dragonwriter was weighing in on your broader point, but being a little pedantic (and a lot correct) about what work is done by what people in our electoral coverage.
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