In the last part of her show, Rachel Maddow presented a story about the "real possibility" of a electoral college tie in the presidental election. I remember reading about that "real possibility" on Nate Silver's blog, so I just sent Rachel this email:
One of the stories you had on last night presented the "real possibility" (as you described it) that the electoral college would ennd up in a tie in this year's presidential election (269 electoral votes for each candidate).
Did you know that Nate Silver has said on his blog that the possibility of an electoral college vote ending in a tie is 0.5 percent ? And you call this a "real possibility" ?
Clearly, this story was not one of your finest moments.
What do you think ?