> > Heh. Perhaps you've heard "Dewey defeats Truman"?
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> So? Either the WSJ expected their poll to be accurate, in which case citing "Dewey defeats Truman" is merely making excuses for their lack of integrity, or they expected their poll to be inaccurate (in the manner of "Dewey defeats Truman"), in which case there was no point in publishing it.

I was merely pointing out(intending to be humourous, note the "Heh.") that as long as people make predictions, even with certainty, people making predictions will be wrong. And people are certainly prone to make predictions. I make no further comment on this subject -- at least not here.

Nyperold