We didn’t think we’d sleep tonight in anticipation of tomorrow’s crucial runoff election in Louisiana between Rep. Bill Cassidy and incumbent Sen. Mary Landrieu, but we’ve been calmed by the latest statistical analysis from FiveThirtyEight editor-in-chief Nate Silver, who names Cassidy a 99.8 percent favorite in the race.
@NateSilver538 So, you're saying she has a chance.
— E.J. Montini (@ejmontini) December 5, 2014
@NateSilver538 Pretty sure a han solo never tell me the odds quote is in her office
— Dave (@__Dave_____) December 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/okluschen/status/540960161448599553
@NateSilver538 ironic that Democrats are pinning their hopes on that <1%…
— Jared Wesley (@ipracademic) December 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/phillips4hand/status/540960997490450433
https://twitter.com/CouncilmanRice/status/540960946332917760
Louisiana nail biter…Landrieu could still pull this out via @NateSilver538 pic.twitter.com/Iivi3BeQ6I
— Eastwood (@Eagle_Vision) December 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/mullrainee/status/540965662018248704
Even MSNBC can’t deny that Landrieu faces “tough odds.”
Mary Landrieu faces tough odds in tomorrow's Louisiana Senate runoff: http://t.co/ooRPeI3Oa7 (Stacy Revere/Getty) pic.twitter.com/Ht5EtiI3TL
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 6, 2014
@msnbc it would be quite a surprise. Are voters there motivated???
— johnjam101 (@johnjam101) December 6, 2014
Let’s ask one.
https://twitter.com/JEDTHEFISH7/status/541062892351922177
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