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count the yard signs. listen to the voters. knock on doors. the new york times public editor writes this. want to know what america is thinking? try asking. on tuesday afternoon the new york times told readers upshot polling featured that hillary clinton had an 84% chance of winning. sometime tuesday night that 84% clinton win upshot figure flipped. suddenly it was 95%, for donald trump. and when readers woke up on wednesday they learned that the second forecast at least was on target. readers are sending letters of complaint at a rapid rate. certainly the times isn t the only news organization bewildered and perhaps a bit sheepish about its coverage. the rest of the media missed it as did pollsters, analysts, democratic party and clinton campaign itself. as the times begins a period of self-reflection, i hope editors will think hard about the half of america the paper ....