RE: Pokery Presidential Politics (3)
by Dan Michalski, Nov 4, 2008 | 1:44 pm
If you’re like me and scrambling for more action on the election before results start coming in … (Pauly’s not returning my emails/phone calls right now; he gets this way with friends on meth binges, too) … check out this site, which takes a sports online-poker-geek’s look at handicapping political races and making electoral projections. (via Thrillist Chicago)
Though it might be hard to get action on the presidential election this late in the game, there are still plenty of Senate races in play … and 538 breaks those down, too.
Kevin Mathers says:
November 4th, 2008 at 1:56pm
Haven’t tried Intrade?
DanM says:
November 4th, 2008 at 2:00pm
Ooh, you are right … good stuff at http://intrade.com
I like the way 538 broke it all down to come up with their numbers. the chart above makes me think of the NioNio diagrams (which I never really understood, but still …)
Kevin Mathers says:
November 4th, 2008 at 2:14pm
Also, Nate Silver, the guy behind 538, is also a huge sports geek (he’s part of Baseball Prospectus, a huge baseball stat geek type of site).