Comments on: Hi ho, Nate Silver! If recount ballot challenges rise exponentially, they’ll hit 2,500 http://minnesotaindependent.com/18180/nate-silver-if-recounts-ballot-challenges-rise-exponentially-theyll-hit-2500 News. Politics. Media. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:39:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nixon http://minnesotaindependent.com/18180/nate-silver-if-recounts-ballot-challenges-rise-exponentially-theyll-hit-2500/comment-page-1#comment-18785 Nixon Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:28:48 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=18180#comment-18785 I get it now. It doesn't have anything to do with the actual results, just the public perception of the results at certain times in the process. Giving truth to the statement that you can fool some of the people all the time. I get it now. It doesn’t have anything to do with the actual results, just the public perception of the results at certain times in the process.

Giving truth to the statement that you can fool some of the people all the time.

]]> By: Chris Steller http://minnesotaindependent.com/18180/nate-silver-if-recounts-ballot-challenges-rise-exponentially-theyll-hit-2500/comment-page-1#comment-18718 Chris Steller Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:43:44 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=18180#comment-18718 I was actually geeking out here and wasn't trying to say any particular number of challenges would be sinister. However, the master geek, Nate Silver, sort of says that if you follow the links in this post. I think he has some kind of disclaimer that it's all legal (a little overbroad since i believe truly frivolous challenges aren't legal), but he suggests a strategy that could be called sinister is at work: To take out sure-fire Franken votes from the recount's final total so Coleman's still ahead going into the Canvassing Board. I was actually geeking out here and wasn’t trying to say any particular number of challenges would be sinister. However, the master geek, Nate Silver, sort of says that if you follow the links in this post. I think he has some kind of disclaimer that it’s all legal (a little overbroad since i believe truly frivolous challenges aren’t legal), but he suggests a strategy that could be called sinister is at work: To take out sure-fire Franken votes from the recount’s final total so Coleman’s still ahead going into the Canvassing Board.

]]> By: Nixon http://minnesotaindependent.com/18180/nate-silver-if-recounts-ballot-challenges-rise-exponentially-theyll-hit-2500/comment-page-1#comment-18707 Nixon Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:15:44 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=18180#comment-18707 Seems that Chris is implying that there is actually something sinister about 2,500 ballots being challenged and counted later. They will get counted in the end if they are valid votes. I don't see the problem. They are doing 2.9 million ballots by hand. I'm sure they will quickly work through these 2,500 too. It's a non-issue. Seems that Chris is implying that there is actually something sinister about 2,500 ballots being challenged and counted later.

They will get counted in the end if they are valid votes. I don’t see the problem. They are doing 2.9 million ballots by hand. I’m sure they will quickly work through these 2,500 too.

It’s a non-issue.

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