# Is the SDMB an echo chamber?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 9, 2016, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-an-echo-chamber/771190 "2016-11-09T13:40:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-an-echo-chamber/771190/155 "2024-11-07T22:19:08Z")

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> [@steronz](#):
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> I don’t think anyone thought this election would be a cakewalk.

I recommend perusing this thread:

> [@2024 US general election prediction thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-general-election-prediction-thread/1007585):
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> I thought a dedicated prediction thread for the upcoming election would be fun. This can also be a place for “I told you so” and blowing-your-own-horn about your successful prediction after the fact. Be as vague or specific as you like, and you can make predictions about the US Presidential, Senate, and/or House races. I’ll go first: Harris will win. She will win the popular vote by at least 6 points. She will win all 7 swing states and at least one unexpected state. Democrats will keep the…

Some predicted a close race, but many were hilariously confident on the side of Harris (Harris will win Florida! Maybe even Texas!). I see _one_ person (totally ignored) that predicted a Trump popular vote win, and honestly, that one just seemed like a glum case of predicting the worst so they’d be pleasantly surprised. If the thread is representative of the SDMB as a whole, yes, this place is a total echo chamber.

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