FiveThirtyEight: Nate Silver sets us worrywarts straight

[box_in_the_box]

Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight has been getting a bit testy lately, which I suspect is reflective of the types of e-mails he's been receiving recently.

Yesterday, he took the time to ease Obama supporters' fears surrounding Pennsylvania:

Comments

[phoebebeesly]

hehe...I love how the last 4 posts are all basically about this! (hoping Obama will win, that is)

[skankattack]

538 has McCain's chance of winning up 3 percent, which makes me nervous, but I'll be nervous no matter what just because Obama winning seems too good to be true.

[obnoxicant]

I love how that chance of winning is 6.3% and we're still nervous, haha.

I know what you mean, though. I'm not used to this country as a whole agreeing with me.

[cookie_nut]

Not gonna lie, I freaked out at the percentage jump, too. It's sad that doesn't even have a ten percent chance and we're freaking out.

[ashavah]

New poll update, and it's gone back down!

[rainrockstar]

I love Nate Silver.

[squid_ink]

me too

I wish he would hold me close and comfort me in this stressful time

[dharmavati]

LOL IKR?

[bitterspinster]

ikr? I'm all OMG McCain is .001 percent closer to winning than he was 3 hrs ago oh shit we are going to lose ~freaks out cries like a little bitch~

[mekosuchinae]

I do this every couple of hours, hahaha. "Oh god he's up to four percent GAME OVER, MAN, GAME OVER."

[queenweasley]

-holds-

[jorajo]

The last three or four nights, I've slept miserably. Because I'm dreaming about the election. You're not alone, bb. lol

[jrs1980]

My cat was yowling at me last night, and, in my half-sleep state, I thought she was upset about the polls.

NO LIE.