I’ve been thinking about doing the divination for the US presidential election for some time. Before doing this very consequential drawing, there were a number of issues to address:
- How do I set aside my (very definite) bias?
- What am I going to do about reversals this time?
- If the results are ambiguous, how will the cards express that?
- What if one person appears to win on Election Day, only for another to overtake him by the time results are certified? What if one of them gets covid (for the first time, or again) after the election? What if one person cheats? What if ‘one person’ refuses to leave office? What if what if what if?!
Read MoreAnd then there were four.
So much has happened in the last few days, but now the true test emerges for 15 states (including my own, Massachusetts). The media is saying is officially a “two-man race” - Bernie vs. Biden - and if I had to project without divination I would guess it would be a squeaker between those two, with Sanders ahead. However, the cards are not so sure. Literally not so sure - every one came up reversed, which in my style of divination means “totally up in the air”.
Read MoreI’ve got a million things to do, and I contemplated skipping the primary blog post and just waiting till Super Tuesday next week - but this is South Carolina! How can you skip South Carolina?! So - quickly - here’s the outlook as I see it, bearing in mind that I am as influenced by polling data and punditry as anybody.
Read MoreIt's been a long week and I need to blow off some steam. So....Nevada Democratic Caucus spread!
Weirdly, all of them came out reversed. This could signal another delay in reporting (heaven forfend!) or ambiguous results, but I really hope not. I turned them all upright for interpretation.
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