Not only does political coverage often lose the signal – it frequently accentuates the noise. If there are a number of polls in a state that show the Republican ahead, it won’t make news when another one says the same thing. But if a new poll comes out showing the Democrat with the lead, it will grab headlines – even though the poll is probably an outlier and won’t predict the outcome accurately.
-Nate Silver
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