What liberal bias? – This interview of economist Ray Fair by NY Times reporter Deborah Solomon is remarkable. Solomon’s contempt for Fair’s conclusion (that Bush will win re-election in a landslide) is palpable. As Betsy notes: “She practically begs him to predict something else and forces him to admit that he's a Kerry supporter as if that should change the econometrics of his model.”

Extra: The Man without Qualities weighs in also: “Even after Professor Fair does his best to disabuse her of her prejudices, it never seems to occur to Ms. Solomon that the only reason anyone pays special attention to Professor Fair is that very reputation for predictive accuracy.” Must…resist…New York Times and accuracy joke...