The Bad is comprised of those pundits whose Prognosticator Value Score is at or above a 0 but below a 5. In other words, they are more reliable than a coin toss, but less reliable than those who are considered The Good. The Ba d category has a substantial number of politicians, all of whom were heavily invested in the 2008 presidential election. On one hand, there are Hillary Clinton and her communications director Howard Wolfson. On the other hand, we have McCain supporters Joe Lieberman and Newt Gingrich. The Bad group also presents us with a group of varied columnists. Writers like Thomas Friedman and Nicholas Kristof tend to tackle broader issues that just the political outcomes of the 2008 election cycle. These issues often included foreign policy. However, there are also writers in this group that predict mainly on politics, such as Clarence Page and David Broder. Below are The Bad prognosticators listed in order of their PVS. Click on their names for more information.
Newt Gingrich 3.5
Mike Huckabee 3.0
Howard Wolfson 2.8
John Kerry 2.5
Bob Herbert 2.2
Andrea Mitchell 2.2
Thomas Friedman 2.0
David Broder 1.8
Clarence Page 1.7
Nicholas Kristof 1.7
George Will 0.8
Hillary Clinton 0.0
