on the accuracy and reliability of those surveys. And when those surveys fail to accurately capture the reality of the electorate, the entire edifice crumbles.
But still, we watch. We consume. We speculate. We predict. It is a collective obsession, a shared delusion that we can somehow see into the future through the lens of polling data and prediction markets. And yet, despite all of our efforts, the election remains a coin toss.
Perhaps, as the author suggests, we should move election coverage to the sports page. After all, like a sporting event, the outcome of the election is uncertain until the final results are in. And just like in sports, the thrill is in the uncertainty, the drama of the competition, and the unexpected twists and turns along the way.
So as we count down to November 5, let us remember that the polls and prediction markets are just tools, imperfect and fallible. The true outcome of the election will be decided not by numbers on a screen, but by the millions of Americans who cast their votes on that day. And in the end, that is the only poll that truly matters.