James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social

Genuine tip of the hat to Chris Pandolfo, of Fox News, for the most precise use of 'decimate' you'll ever see in a news story.

www.fox13news.com/news/trump-v...

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Richard 塚正ー緑 @rhtebooks.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 03, 2024 at 06:31 UTC

Almost, but whilst the vote total is literally decimated, it is not clear the "chances" are, unless it so happens that, say, the loss of 10 percent of one voters also reduces odds of victory from 0.5 to 0.45

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Carl Schmertmann @cschmert.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 03, 2024 at 11:43 UTC

👍 But more interesting to me is the clear statement that Biden beat Trump in 2020.

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My Bad @mbayayangu.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 03, 2024 at 03:06 UTC

Tip of the hat on decimate. Wag of the finger on "could" Losing 1/10 COULD decimate or WOULD decimate?

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Torr Leonard 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 03, 2024 at 03:15 UTC

“The Trump campaign posted impressive fundraising numbers a day after his conviction, totaling $53 million in the first 24 hours after the guilty verdict came down.” What a party…

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