Cannon said Maryland's presidential vote would go Democratic by about 30 points, which is part of why he thinks Larry Hogan's moderate Republican brand will not be enough in a nationalized Senate race.

One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

The call scored 85.4 out of 100, against 53.3 for a naive guess at the same calls.

1 checkable claim in this take

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 MarginsOct 22, 2024

  “but Maryland's gonna go to Trump by... It's gonna vote Biden over Trump by 30 points.”

  Hit · 85Scored 85.4a naive guess scored 53.3+32.74 skill
  How this was scored

  race:

  2024-president-md

  election year:

  2024

  skill:

  32.74

  topic:

  elections

  what happened:

  28.54

  result from:

  fec-2024-president

  who won:

  Kamala Harris

  zero credit this far off:

  10

  what they counted:

  margin_points

  whose number:

  Kamala Harris

  accuracy:

  85.4

  baseline:

  53.3

  race name:

  2024 U.S. presidential election in Maryland

  decided in the:

  general

  they said:

  30

  days before the vote when called:

  13

  difficulty:

  1.02

  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:

  28.54

  their party:

  Democratic

  the naive guess said:

  33.21

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