http://crookedtimber.org/2004/11/02/eight-per-cent-swing-to-kerry/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sat, 26 May 2012 05:35:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://crookedtimber.org/2004/11/02/eight-per-cent-swing-to-kerry/comment-page-1/#comment-48808 Ken Houghton Tue, 02 Nov 2004 14:46:44 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=2463#comment-48808 As a data point: The Redskins model has been perfect; Fair's gets adjusted, sometimes significantly, every time it is wrong (read: every four years). As a data point: The Redskins model has been perfect; Fair’s gets adjusted, sometimes significantly, every time it is wrong (read: every four years).

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/11/02/eight-per-cent-swing-to-kerry/comment-page-1/#comment-48810 foo Tue, 02 Nov 2004 11:57:59 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=2463#comment-48810 So now the question is: would you rank Ray Fair's model, re-weighted coefficients and all, above or below the Redskins? So now the question is: would you rank Ray Fair’s model, re-weighted coefficients and all, above or below the Redskins?

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/11/02/eight-per-cent-swing-to-kerry/comment-page-1/#comment-48809 bad Jim Tue, 02 Nov 2004 06:43:25 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=2463#comment-48809 It's also been <a href="http://www.snopes.com/politics/humor/redsox.asp">noted</a> that a Red Sox win in the World Series in an election year predicts a Democratic victory, since it worked for Woodrow Wilson. It’s also been noted that a Red Sox win in the World Series in an election year predicts a Democratic victory, since it worked for Woodrow Wilson.

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