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Originally Posted by GameTheory
I made it clear that it was a joke in the very first line of the post, and then farther down that it was intended as a light-hearted needling of Mr. Jake -- an attempt to soften him up a bit which obviously failed since he is still responding to everything I say like I'm insulting his wife. (I'm sure Mrs. Jake is just lovely if there is such a person.) And then I explicitly stated it really isn't about Nate Silver at all, and that I'm not even much interested in Nate Silver other than as a touchstone and conversation starter. Was this guy the best man at all of your weddings or something? I have not thrown a single bit of actual malice at Nate Silver, or Jake, or anybody. Just working on this puzzle of an election, trying to figure it out, that's all. I've got no stake in being right, or in anybody else being wrong. Just fun & games, which I've said a bunch of times, and after tomorrow it will be over and that will be that. It's not like any of this jabbering on the horse racing board actually determines the election -- we're just watching along, and whatever happens will be more aligned with what one person thought might happen than another. So what. What's to get all upset about?
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As a dispassionate observer, with only a faint interest in the upcoming election...I can only guess that Jake sensed a certain "seriousness" on your part...and decided to match it with some of his own.
Nothing to get upset about...and I've enjoyed reading the views of you both.
