Election Forecasting: Big Data, Algorithms, and Baseball

Larry Sabato, founder and director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, speaks at a midterm election forecasting seminar in Washington on Aug. 28, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

With fewer than 50 days until the Nov. 8 elections, the stage has been set with local, state, and national media churning out a blizzard of stretch-run campaign coverage.

In print media, there’s a uniformity in how election articles are structured. Most routinely note how the race fits into the “big picture,” how much money was raised by candidates, and what the polls say.