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Brian Kilmeade· Oct 26, 2022

Kilmeade predicted that Mehmet Oz would win the Pennsylvania Senate race, and separately that Lee Zeldin would win the New York governor's race and work with Democrats once in office.

“And I think doctor Oz, if he gets in, and I think he will, is going to be a fantastic senator.”

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2 checkable claims — 2 race winners — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

All 2 have settled, averaging 0 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.

  • Race WinnersOct 26, 2022

    “So I think Zelding's going to get in, and if he gets in, I don't think he has any problem work with Democrats.”

    Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-102 skill
    How this was scored
    right:
    no
    race:
    2022-governor-ny
    election year:
    2022
    skill:
    −102
    topic:
    elections
    held going in by:
    Democratic
    result from:
    wikipedia-2022-governor
    who won:
    Kathy Hochul
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    100
    race name:
    2022 New York gubernatorial election
    decided in the:
    general
    they said:
    Lee Zeldin
    days before the vote when called:
    13
    difficulty:
    1.02
    the winner's party:
    Democratic
    the naive guess:
    the party holding the seat keeps it
    Election Day:
    2022-11-08
    the result is:
    certified
    the party they named:
    Republican

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  • Race WinnersOct 26, 2022

    “And I think doctor Oz, if he gets in, and I think he will, is going to be a fantastic senator. And Fetterman couldn't be less qualified.”

    Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
    How this was scored
    right:
    no
    race:
    2022-senate-pa
    election year:
    2022
    skill:
    0
    topic:
    elections
    held going in by:
    Republican
    result from:
    fec-2022
    who won:
    John K. Fetterman
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    0
    race name:
    2022 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania
    decided in the:
    general
    they said:
    Mehmet Oz
    days before the vote when called:
    13
    difficulty:
    1.02
    the winner's party:
    Democratic
    the naive guess:
    the party holding the seat keeps it
    Election Day:
    2022-11-08
    the result is:
    certified
    the party they named:
    Republican

    Think this is wrong?

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