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Wednesday, 9 November 2016

ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD


On This Day in Weird, November 9...

2016: Yep, you guessed it: it doesn't get any weirder than this. "Electoral prophet" Nate Silver falls flat on his face for the umpteenth time, predicting a 78% victory for Clinton into the wee morning hours. Who still believes this guy? Has he ever been right? On a broader note, rest assured that Trump didn't "win"; the Democratic National Committee threw this one away. Lessons to be learned: 1. P. T. Barnum was right about Americans' intelligence (whether he said it or not); 2. The DNC labored long and hard to steal the primaries for a candidate most voters found unpalatable and untrustworthy; 3. Old-time Democrats can't deliver squat; and 4. Did I mention, STOP TRUSTING NATE SILVER? The group Imagine Dragons has a fitting song titled "Radioactive," which repeats the line, "Welcome to the new world." Or should that be, "Welcome to the new Dark Ages"?



Wrong finger Donald. Try again.
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