Political data-ologists are furiously crunching probabilities, popularity and hearsay for something that’s two years off. 
Retailers are furiously crunching numbers for&nbsp; holiday season sales projections.&nbsp; 
I’m still crunching underfoot the unraked leaves in my yard. 
Matt Davies is Newsday’s Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist. 
Mobile users: Visit newsday.com/mattdavies or click on the link above to see Davies' cartoons

Political data-ologists are furiously crunching probabilities, popularity and hearsay for something that’s two years off. Retailers are furiously crunching numbers for holiday season sales projections. I’m still crunching underfoot the unraked leaves in my yard. Matt Davies is Newsday’s Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist. Mobile users: Visit newsday.com/mattdavies or click on the link above to see Davies' cartoons

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