The New York Times has a wildly swinging forecast needle that's driving everyone insane

The New York Times is capturing readers' anxiety in real time with each bounce of its wildly swinging election forecast needle.

At the beginning of the night, the forecast gave Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton an 84% chance of winning the presidency. But as results came in showing an unexpected lead for Donald Trump in key battleground states, the live forecast shifted towards Trump.

The real-time needle didn't stay still for long. At times, the needle seemed to bounce unpredictably from Trump's side to Clinton's, and back.

At the time of this publication, the forecast gives Trump nearly a 90% shot of winning.

Panicking readers took to Twitter after each dramatic oscillation, and eventually starting venting about the needle itself:

 

 

The New York Times eventually edited the election forecast post to acknowledge viewers' concerns:

 

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