The misery index for the US economy, a good guide to past election results, points to a 30-seat defeat for Democrats in November's midterms https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-30/midterm-misery-for-biden-as-key-economy-gauge-flags-30-seat-loss?sref=babSEhDq via @bpolitics
"Updated Senate tally 3 days after election is Rs 52 seats and Ds 44 seats. Not all Senate races have been called due various issues including legal challenges by losing GOP candidates. Critics on Twitter have criticized 538 polling and research. We are responding. 1/87"
More criticism can be found in the tweet thread. A tweet summarizes it as "This is fcuking dumb. 87 tweets! You have a website - publish this shit there!" 538 does not reply to such comments. But a self-styled 538 supporter-fan does. "ICYMI - You misspelled your profanity."
A 538 tweet after the election...
"Updated Senate tally 3 days after election is Rs 52 seats and Ds 44 seats. Not all Senate races have been called due various issues including legal challenges by losing GOP candidates. Critics on Twitter have criticized 538 polling and research. We are responding. 1/87"
More criticism can be found in the tweet thread. A tweet summarizes it as "This is fcuking dumb. 87 tweets! You have a website - publish this shit there!" 538 does not reply to such comments. But a self-styled 538 supporter-fan does. "ICYMI - You misspelled your profanity."