These are all issues on which a vote for Mr Romney is more of a shot in the dark than a vote to re-elect the president.

ECONOMIST: Conclusion

The company's lawyers had argued jury misconduct but, as the court didn't even allow a hearing on the subject, that seems to have been a bit of a shot in the dark.

ENGADGET: Editor's Letter: Looking back

Relying on our intuitions alone for self-knowledge is dangerous, because thanks to the nature of the adaptive unconscious, they are often no more accurate than a shot in the dark.

FORBES: Q: Who Knows You Best? A: It's Not You