Jonathan MartinJul 13, 2024
Martin argued Biden was already an underdog before the debate and became more of one afterward, framing the presidential race as Trump's to lose, with Democrats' only hope being a Trump self-inflicted collapse.
Said on air or in an interview · Newt's WorldHear the original
100Hit · out of 100
Donald Trump wonWhat happenedcertified result
0A naive guessthe same call, no knowledge
100This callout of 100
+116Skillafter difficulty
What Jonathan Martin said
He was already the underdog, and I think the debate just made them more of an underdog speaker.
- Where it was said
- Newt's World
- The episode
- Episode 726: Election 2024 – The Debate Aftermath
- The original
- Hear the original
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- SaidJul 13, 2024
- Election DayNov 5, 2024
- GradedOct 9, 2026
How the call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveOne checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.
The call scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
The call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same call; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Trump to win the 2024 U.S. presidential election
What happenedDonald Trump woncertified result100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×1.16difficulty=+116skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- right:
- yes
- race:
- 2024-president
- election year:
- 2024
- skill:
- 116
- topic:
- elections
- held going in by:
- Democratic
- in their words:
- he probably had a forty sixty chance to win the election, and I think that the debate lowered that
- result from:
- fec-2024-president
- who won:
- Donald Trump
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- race name:
- 2024 U.S. presidential election
- decided in the:
- electoral-college
- they said:
- Donald Trump
- days before the vote when called:
- 114
- difficulty:
- 1.16
- the winner's party:
- Republican
- the naive guess:
- the party holding the seat keeps it
- Election Day:
- 2024-11-05
- the result is:
- certified
- the party they named:
- Republican
The race in this take
every call on eachMore race winners
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.