Mellman: Models on voter files can be useful, but they are all wrong

Mellman: Models on voter files can be useful, but they are all wrong.

Mellm George Box dels can be helpful and helpful for executing ca the 20th century rpreting election results.

He says they are wrong, but some are useful but wrong, including Latinos, Black, Asian, Asian-American or Pacific Islander.

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