^ This is the best post I have read in sometime. As a Baseball fan (the birthplace of sabermetrics and the place that Nate Silver got his start) and gambler I know the true value of sabermetrics they are an invaluable tool in forecasting baseball. The math does not lie. Plain and simple.

I would pay attention to the people who set the betting odds for a living with regards to who is going to get elected before I would listen to some lardass rightwing blogger. The odds makers have Obama as the heavy favorite. See;

Presidential election odds: Barack Obama still a big favorite over Mitt Romney - Linemakers - Sporting News