Behind the Election Projections with Nate Silver

Jason Gooljar points out a great interview with Nate Silver.

For those who aren’t familiar with Nate Silver,he comes from a background of startlingly accurate wizardry with baseball statistics. With his website, FiveThirtyEight.com, Nate has applied his statistical genius to the 2008 Presidential election campaign.

Tonight, we may find out just how good Nate Silver is at predicting political outcomes. But for more about how Nate Silver does what he does, click here.

Make Yourself Heard

“People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. Of course, that is not true. Decisions are made by a majority of those who make themselves heard and who vote – a very different thing.”
- Walter H. Judd

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