David Sacks· Nov 9, 2022
Sacks forecast a good night for Republicans, saying they would win the House and also take the Senate, driven by the economy and inflation.
“They're expected to win the house. I think they're gonna win the senate too.”
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2 checkable claims — 2 control of congress — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
All 2 have settled, averaging 50 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Control of CongressNov 9, 2022
“I think it's gonna be a good night for the Republicans. You know, they're expected to win the house. I think they're gonna win the senate too.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-100 skillHow this was scored
- right:
- no
- election year:
- 2022
- skill:
- −100
- topic:
- elections
- result from:
- senate: United States Senate, Party Division (https://www.senate.gov/history/partydiv.htm)
- chamber:
- 2022-senate
- who controls it:
- Democratic
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- they said:
- Republican
- days before the vote when called:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 1
- the naive guess:
- the party in control going in keeps it
- Election Day:
- 2022-11-08
- who controlled it before:
- Democratic
- Control of CongressNov 9, 2022
“they're expected to win the house. I think they're gonna win the senate too”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+100 skillHow this was scored
- right:
- yes
- election year:
- 2022
- skill:
- 100
- topic:
- elections
- result from:
- house: Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives, Party Divisions of the House of Representatives (https://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/)
- chamber:
- 2022-house
- who controls it:
- Republican
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- they said:
- Republican
- days before the vote when called:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 1
- the naive guess:
- the party in control going in keeps it
- Election Day:
- 2022-11-08
- who controlled it before:
- Democratic
More control of congress
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Tom BevanControl of CongressHit · 100Bevan said Republicans would still take the House and would win the Senate by a margin of one or two seats, that Oz would fall short in Pennsylvania, and gave expected winning margins of roughly eight points for Vance in Ohio, about five for Budd in North Carolina, and a very narrow Walker edge in Georgia.
- Megyn KellyControl of CongressHit · 100Kelly predicted Republicans would win control of the House, that Ron Johnson would hold Wisconsin given Mandela Barnes' record on crime, and that JD Vance would win in Ohio.
- Jim GeraghtyControl of CongressHit · 100Geraghty said Republicans would clearly win the House, but with a majority in the twenties rather than a 40-50 seat wave, and that the GOP would take the Senate by about one seat. He called Budd, Vance and Johnson winners in their Senate races, Kiggans a winner in Virginia's 2nd, Fetterman the likely winner in Pennsylvania, Laxalt the safer GOP bet in Nevada, and liked Walker's odds in a Georgia runoff.
- Simon RosenbergControl of CongressHit · 100Rosenberg, quoted from a weekend post, argued the nonpartisan Senate polling showed no red wave and that Democrats remained favored to win the Senate.
- Doug SchoenControl of CongressHit · 100Schoen predicted a decisive Republican victory: the House with a 30-to-35-seat majority and the Senate with roughly 51 or 52 seats, while saying Kathy Hochul holds a clear advantage in New York and Ron DeSantis wins big in Florida.
- Glenn BeckControl of CongressHit · 100Beck forecast Republicans winning about 53 or 54 Senate seats and clearly taking the House, with GOP wins in Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, Nevada and New Hampshire Senate races.