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Carl Cannon· Oct 30, 2024

Cannon said he would be surprised if Trump failed to carry Georgia, expecting a narrow win there of roughly one or two points.

“if Trump doesn't win Georgia, I'll be I'll be surprised”

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The call scored 98.1 out of 100, against 75.8 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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  • Race MarginsOct 30, 2024

    “but Georgia, if Trump doesn't win Georgia, I'll be I'll be surprised. I'll just... I I think it's gonna be very close, but, you know, one or two point win, it looks like, there to me.”

    Hit · 98Scored 98.1a naive guess scored 75.8+22.52 skill
    How this was scored
    race:
    2024-president-ga
    election year:
    2024
    skill:
    22.52
    topic:
    elections
    what happened:
    2.19
    in their words:
    one or two point win
    result from:
    fec-2024-president
    who won:
    Donald Trump
    zero credit this far off:
    10
    what they counted:
    margin_points
    whose number:
    Donald Trump
    accuracy:
    98.1
    baseline:
    75.8
    race name:
    2024 U.S. presidential election in Georgia
    decided in the:
    general
    days before the vote when called:
    5
    difficulty:
    1.01
    they won:
    yes
    the naive guess:
    the seat's previous margin, or a tie when we do not hold it
    Election Day:
    2024-11-05
    the certified margin:
    2.19
    their party:
    Republican
    their range:
    1,2
    the naive guess said:
    -0.23

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