How did we get the result of the US Election so wrong?
- Written by Bryan Cranston, Political scientist, and PhD candidate in politics and history, Swinburne University of Technology
Two days before Election Day, I presented my predictions for the outcome of the US presidency. I was wrong. But I’m in very good company.
Almost every pollster, pundit and political scientist in the world got it wrong, too. Indeed, Politico Magazine called Donald Trump’s victory “the biggest upset in American history”.
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