# 538 is No Longer a Credible Source

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/538-is-no-longer-a-credible-source/1004449>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** trump\
**Created:** [July 19, 2024, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/538-is-no-longer-a-credible-source/1004449 "2024-07-19T04:58:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/538-is-no-longer-a-credible-source/1004449/182 "2025-03-11T00:06:30Z")

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> [@Disinfectus](#):
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> For the record, the 538 website no longer exists. ABC just shut it down.

Well, that was a good investment! Buy a popular political analysis site, dismiss and hemorrhage its best performers (I’m still pissed about the firing of Clare Malone), and then run it straight into the ground.

> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> Geez guys, don’t leave me hanging here.

[“When you’re chewing in life’s gristle, don’t grumble; give a whistle!”](https://youtu.be/8W3puhJiGGE?si=w9orDQKNWvJv8Goo)

Stranger

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**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/538-is-no-longer-a-credible-source/1004449/183 "2025-03-11T02:45:37Z")

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> [@Joey\_P](#):
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> Cancelled. Too Woke.

Check back on March 13, though.

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**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/538-is-no-longer-a-credible-source/1004449/184 "2025-03-11T03:06:07Z")

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> Geez guys, don’t leave me hanging here. Get to the point.

Can I get back to you in three days and three nights? I need a good sleep before I respond fully.

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