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My DMs are filled with Qs like this.

Where did you all hear that, Nate Silver? A glorified poll-reader who doesn't know the business, at all?

Might surprise many of you to find out Zogby lost rep for being pro-D, specifically Kerry 322 vs Bush 216.
While Zogby was losing reputation for a pro-Kerry call in 2004, Slate projected Bush would win 348 electoral votes to defeat John Kerry with just 190.

So what? I know most colleagues who blew 2016 worst than that. Here's the @newsmax article.
newsmax.com/pre-2008/zogby…
@newsmax Point being, I don't think we should be relying on glorified poll readers who pretend to run sound statistical "forecast models" for polling advice.

I don't take to smearing folks who put themselves out there for public criticism. At least they have the courage to source.
@newsmax Notice every time the "forecasters" and geniuses blow an election, which is every time their favorite party loses, they just blame the those who actually had the courage to put themselves and reputations on the line.

Freakin' frauds, the lot of them.
@newsmax These people don't care about honesty, integrity or transparency. I have the emails to prove it. If you're not in the club or you've pissed someone off who is in the club, then you're not credible.

That's a more accurate depiction. Try me.
@newsmax Tell me...

The Zogby advantage for Kerry was worse than the lead everyone now claims Clinton had over Donald Trump, how?

What made the latter more justifiable?

There were less pollsters back then. He went against the grain, something almost nobody did in 2016.
@newsmax I just don't like smearing people, folks. I can't abide by it. Especially people you don't know, have never tried to know, and who work hard to do their best at what they do.

Flat out, cannot stand it.
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