Tom Brown shares a written version of his poster presentation, which was showcased at the 2019 OptaPro Analytics Forum. His analysis was largely influenced by the work of Mark Carey and Mladen Sormaz, which was presented at last year's Forum. Mark…
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A FiveThirtyEight Chat
– Mar 22, 7:04 AM
Welcome to FiveThirtyEight's weekly politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. sarahf (Sarah Frostenson, politics editor): On Thursday, political Twitter was abuzz with the news that former Vice President Joe Biden (a still…
In most places, 'kill them with kindness' is a phrase about tolerance and patience. However, for people living in the alternate universe of Florida, this expression also could mean to threaten to kill one's neighbors with a machete named…
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Nate Silver
– Mar 26, 2012, 11:40 AM
The 1988 presidential election was a victory for political science. Michael Dukakis had led George Bush in the polls for much of the spring and summer. But Mr. Bush had some fundamental advantages — the economy was sound, and he was the vice…
