(Mis)interpreting elections

From our first appearance on earth, human beings have searched for meaning.

We naturally incline toward interpreting events and ascribing significance to them. …

There are both the intrinsic and extrinsic pressures to find meaning in the events of the day and particularly in election results.

However, such assessments often produce a stunning array of contradictory conclusions and conflicting conventional wisdom.

That’s been the case this year. CONT.

Mark Mellman (Mellman Group), The Hill