noamscheiber Noam Scheiber
To all the poli scientists and stat-heads who say pres debates dont matter: maybe, maybe not. We're talking about a sample size of 10-12.

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monkeycageblog The Monkey Cage
.@noamscheiber More than that if you count debates, not elections!

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noamscheiber Noam Scheiber
@monkeycageblog Okay, let's count debates. Talking about a sample size of 30-35. Still not much.

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dandrezner Daniel Drezner
@noamscheiber @monkeycageblog look, Noam's point is sound -- there is a possibility -- albeit a slim one -- that a debate will matter.

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monkeycageblog The Monkey Cage
@dandrezner @noamscheiber That's all the "stat-heads" are claiming! My piece acknowledges role in 1960 & 2000. Enough with the straw men.

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noamscheiber Noam Scheiber
@monkeycageblog @dandrezner but that's 2 out of 11 campaigns in which there actually were debates. that's a lot!

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monkeycageblog The Monkey Cage
@noamscheiber @dandrezner Since we're talking about current regimes: race not as close as in 1960 or 2000. That matters here.

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noamscheiber Noam Scheiber
@monkeycageblog and you can't count VP debates because you guys don't think VP candidates matter much one way or the other!

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temanue Tommy Manuel
@noamscheiber Thank You..also how many Presidents have actually ran for reelection with unemployment exceeding 8%?..even smaller sample

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