Sometimes Graphs Make Me Happy. Very, Very Happy

Sometimes I get excited by graphs. Take this one for example.

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Mixing Memory goes into detail here, as to why the Dems are a shoe-in for a Congress majority.

Yay.

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Yeah, let's hope.

It will be interesting to see how the predictions come out, though. I'm always more willing to believe models that confirm what I want to be true. At least these predictions are laid out clearly, and we will be able to evaluate them after the election.

The site that Mixing Memory points to at Columbia is pretty cool, too.