Other Than That, Mr. Cain, How Was the Campaign?

Nate Silver wrote Other Than That, Mr. Cain, How Was the Campaign?.



"Mr. Cain’s polls were headed on a sharp upward trajectory until Oct. 31, when Politico first reported on accusations that he had sexually harassed two women. They then reversed course and embarked upon an equally sharp downward trajectory. Not a whole lot more complicated than that."

It turns out the Onion was completely correct.