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In reply to the discussion: Nate Silver faces backlash for pro-Trump model skewing [View all]Mike Nelson
(10,408 posts)51. Wouldn't most pollsters have to...
... give Republicans a sampling edge? With the Electoral College and gerrymandering, Democrats can't win a very close race. This is why we have to waste no effort in getting EVERY Democratic voter to cast their vote.
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But .. but .. but .. Nate Silver walks on water! I don't trust polls til after the Conventions and then with some salt.
marble falls
Sep 2024
#7
Not enough Sodium Chloride on the planet to make me trust polls like I did back in the 90s
ArkansasDemocrat1
Sep 2024
#49
Your instincts are still correct today. The attention so many pay to them is shocking.
marble falls
Sep 2024
#54
oh thanks -- i like him. and his name rings a bell. i admire his energy! lol. nt
orleans
Sep 2024
#20
A fair amount of chatter about how Nate Silver has his own real gambling problem.
erronis
Sep 2024
#17
After this, he has proven himself to be nothing but a shill for Trump and the right wing.
Wiz Imp
Sep 2024
#29
Silver is just ONE example of a crystal ball gazer bought and paid for by the gqp and their supporters.
PortTack
Sep 2024
#30
Also, the article doesn't mention this, but Silver has been making an "adjustment"
pnwmom
Sep 2024
#34
The Daily Kos had a Nate Silver 538 interactive banner at the top of their front page for at least a decade
ArkansasDemocrat1
Sep 2024
#36
That was the first thing my psych statistics instructor at ATU said on the first day
ArkansasDemocrat1
Sep 2024
#50
The gerrymandering wouldn't impact a state-wide (including an Electoral College-deciding) vote
BumRushDaShow
Sep 2024
#53