# Decision Desk HQ Podcast — prediction record

Published without a byline — this record belongs to the publication rather than to a named writer.

## Is Decision Desk HQ Podcast accurate?

Across 1 graded call in 1 article, Decision Desk HQ Podcast scores 0% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 0, which means their calls were no better than a naive guess on the same claims. That is a provisional record, fewer than ten graded articles, so the numbers are not yet meaningful and they are not ranked on the leaderboard.

## Record

- **Accuracy:** 0%
- **MissedTakes Score:** 0
- **Graded articles:** 1
- **Graded individual calls:** 1
- **Clarity:** not enough data
- **Hedged:** not enough data
- **Right when hedging:** not enough data
- **Right when committing:** not enough data

PROVISIONAL: fewer than 10 graded articles. This number is not yet meaningful, and they are excluded from leaderboards.

The MissedTakes Score is how much better than a naive baseline they did, not how often they were right. Zero means no better than a strategy requiring no knowledge. A record is counted in ARTICLES rather than individual calls, because thirty picks in one mock draft is one act of judgment rather than thirty.

Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology

## Graded articles (1)

### Oct 8, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call

The host said Greg Abbott remains the likelier winner of the Texas governor's race, citing the forecast's 69% chance for them, slightly better for Republicans than the Florida contest.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c5485606-7274-4562-9fbb-12211334d94b


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