Pundit Shaming collects some of the most spectacularly wrong election calls uttered in recent weeks by political pundits.
“But the most entertaining fall-out will be the recriminations of pollsters and polling generally in the wake of Romney’s 330+ electoral vote win next Tuesday.” — Don Rasmussen
I’m convinced that most of them knew it was bullshit. They were, rather, making displays of faith. It doesn’t matter whether they’re right or wrong. All that matters is the chroma-keyed studio performance for the conservative media bubble. And what a semiotic shitshow that is. [The Atlantic]