Mississippi elects Democratic senator and Washington sets up commission to find out who let this happen
Consultants from both parties call for the result to be rerun under normal conditions, with the participation of pollsters who get it right.
Mississippi has elected a Democratic senator, and the American press used the word "surprise" six times in six headlines. The analysts who swore it would never happen remain in their studios.
The polling institutes issued a statement reminding everyone that the result "was within the range of what they had not predicted". The statement comes with an invoice for services rendered.
Both parties have already announced an internal audit. The Republican Party wants to know how it lost a state it hasn't campaigned in since it stopped being necessary. The Democratic Party wants to know how it won, so it can bill someone for the idea.
A consultant who asked not to be named summed up the situation: "We spent millions explaining that this was impossible. Now we'll spend more explaining that we knew all along."
The Assembleia pigeon, aware of the news, declined to comment. It says it has seen analysts get it wrong on three continents and nobody has ever refunded a penny.
"We spent millions explaining that this was impossible. Now we'll spend more explaining that we knew all along."
The reality behind the satire
Real news · abcnews.com · 11 November
O democrata Scott Colom vence a corrida ao Senado do Mississippi
This story, published by a real newspaper, inspired the piece above. The Falsumundi piece is made up; this story is not.
