Monday, November 07, 2016

But even if Clinton’s win probability inches up by another percentage point or two, she’ll still be the probable but far-from-certain winner. That means tomorrow is going to be very exciting — not only because the result is uncertain but because an unusually large number of states will potentially have a say in the outcome.-Nate Silver.
Silver, get real. "The fate of the Republic" is on the line here, this isn't a spectator sport. "The fate of the world is teetering," and you're excited? "Oh boy! There's a 30% chance we're all going over the cliff, a real cliff-hanger as we say in StatisticsLand, EXCITING, EXCITING!"

You are watching the most important, most admired nation in the world in an existential crisis and real people are exhausted, depressed, on the edge of nervous breakdown. That should not be exciting to witness.