Sometimes, the comments section of an article isn't a complete waste of time

Don't get me wrong - usually it is. I've learned to avoid reading comments on CNN articles. But the more specialized the article, the lower the readership, and so - sometimes - the comments tend to be of higher quality.

Occasionally, however, they are interesting for completely different reasons.

Observe this, from the comments section of an article at the NYTimes Fivethirtyeight blog:

Katherine Harris, assuming the poster is the real deal, is referring to this piece of the associated article:

According to the current FiveThirtyEight projection, President Obama will carry Maryland by 23 percentage points; Mitt Romney is projected to win just 39 percent.

Hm. Let's see what the replies look like.

Note that the only polite reply came from a guy in the UK, possibly because he didn't know the role Katherine Harris played in world history, or possibly because British people tend toward excessive politeness.

It has been 12 years. Have you forgotten? Or do some wounds never heal?