Some info about Nate Silver I'd like to share with the group

[Mosby]

He's been posting on X about the Hunter Biden pardon, he claims he voted for Harris but then goes on to say "don't vote for any Democrat in 2028 who doesn't repudiate the pardon within 48 hours". Further, he described President Biden as "a selfish and senile old man".

I don't see any point to linking to his posts and I don't pay any attention to his polling analysis anyway, but it's obvious he's a major jerk.

[MustLoveBeagles]

1. He's full of it

[Yoyoyo77]

35. He's been working for an Elon Musk company since he had to leave 538.

[Yoyoyo77]

36. My mistake that should be a Peter Thiel company.

[yardwork]

2. Silver is a useless washed up old hypocrite.

See. We can sling insults too.

[Bluetus]

24. He had a good idea for ranking pollsters based on results

But that carries no weight now. Even the best pollsters have nearly useless results, and a high percentage of the polls these days are either push polls or "fake momentum" polls. So Silver's algorithm no longer adds anything.

[IbogaProject]

58. Real Clear Politics poll aveage was spot on

They called the results very accurately using their poll algorithm and theyve been at it longer than Mr Silver. I hate RCP politics but it is good to see the RW media universs. I have suspicions about the swing state results but that isnt a welcome topic. But Nate had one good election and then has become basically a pundit.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. He has some issues with ageism and abuse as well

He has quite a case on himself. Power has gone to his head.

[Trueblue1968]

20. Sounds like is anti President Biden. That is rotten.

[ColinC]

4. Does he mean for president, i presume?

[a kennedy]

5. Oh fawk him.......

[BootinUp]

6. I could not care less what his political opinions are. nt

[not fooled]

7. Connection to Peter "Gawker Killer don't say I'm gay" Thiel

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/political-consultant-points-out-nate-silver-is-paid-by-peter-thiel-after-538-projects-trump-victory/ar-AA1qk3rC]

[BannonsLiver]

8. There's very little chance he voted for Harris

Not that he’s even remotely relevant now let alone 4 years down the road. His 15 minutes expired long ago.

[quakerboy]

9. counter point.

Democrats should verbally repudiate Joe asap. And Joe should issue pardons to every single elected Democrat in the country, along with a giant group of others. Maybe a blanket pardon to every registered democrat nation wide. Himself included.

The time for polite niceity is over. We are in a war for survival with a dictator about to start seeking revenge. Protect people.

[SCantiGOP]

10. He had one lucky shot in 2008

when he got 49 states right, and he has been riding that wave ever since.

[Celerity]

27. He got 48 out of 50 right in 2024 (missed MI and WI), and the actual result (312 EVs for Trump) was the most common

result in his model simulation.

https://www.natesilver.net/p/the-model-exactly-predicted-the-most

[Ol Janx Spirit]

57. This exactly...

Why is everyone so upset with the polls? They actually told us Harris was closer to winning the election than she actually was. For whatever reason they skewed Democratic, but the polls that count--as we all said before the election--were much more favorable to the big orange pig. Being mad at the pollsters--and the MSM for that matter--for telling us the truth gets us nowhere. As progressives we like to think we are data-driven, but we are just as susceptible as conservatives to disbelieve data that does not reinforce our view. But the examples of not trusting the data are numerous and lead to disaster. There is a reason nobody referrers to Aristotle anymore: he was wrong--and provably so. To win future elections we need to understand why people both gravitated towards [it] and stayed home. We can't do that by blaming the pollsters; the media; the poor; the rich.... The Biden administration made many mistakes: Afghanistan; inflation; immigration; prosecutions.... But that is now squarely in the past. I--for one--do not think a recalibration is actually necessary. The stupidity, cruelty and misguidedness of the incoming administration will be patently obvious to all of those 'the price of eggs is too high!' voters. If we can maintain somewhat of a functioning democracy until 2026 we will be okay--this will pass.

[Dem4life1234]

11. A whole dictator wannabe

And he wants to focus on a man pardoning his son?

They act as if his son was a murderer or pedo.

Idiots.

[H2O Man]

12. Recommended.

I would add "off" to the end of your last sentence.

[UTUSN]

13. Creepy creep. Michael MOORE, AXELROD creeping into the same category. PLOUFE "helped" but now?

[MadameButterfly]

21. What????

[bmichaelh]

14. There will be other issues in 2028

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I seriously doubt voters would vote solely on that one issue, even if is an issue.

Trump's administration will do worse things than Biden ever did.

Back in February, Biden was ranked 14th best Presidential administration and Trump last.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/20/presidents-ranking-trump-biden-list
Trump's administration is the worst ever.
His next administration may even be worse than that.

Trump has nominated many people who do not have their skills for their positions or hold views that are diametrically opposed to the agencies that they will be heading, that, unfortunately, there will be a disaster.

[niyad]

16. You are assuming there will BE elections in 2028?

[Clouds Passing]

41. Exactly niyad. It is the ostrich head in the sand syndrome that anyone believes we will have

any legitimate elections from 1/20/24 on. To believe we will is believing in tooth fairies and santa claus.

[PortTack]

17. Worse things than President Biden ever did? Excuse me??

[Dock_Yard]

34. To bmichaelh: please reword "worse things than ..." -- stop implicating Joe!!

[niyad]

15. Keith Olbermann has had some very unflattering things to say about nate.

[Wiz Imp]

55. Keith Olbermann has had some very unflattering things to say about almost everyone!

And he has been generally positive about Nate Silver in the past when I've heard Keith mention him. But you are correct, he rips Silver pretty strongly about his asinine comments about the Hunter Biden pardon.

[Katcat]

18. He mad

Bigly

[kimbutgar]

19. He's a brought and paid for pollster for the repuke party

He lost all credibility when he sold him self out to the repukes and the orange maggot.


F you Silver!

[Orrex]

22. I'm old enough to remember when he existed.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

23. He's been on Fox, apparently.

[Mike 03]

25. Kick for morning DUers who missed this. NT

[Jit423]

26. Let's see what happens when Trump tries to pardon himself. mt

[allegorical oracle]

28. He'll go the way of Drudge at some point. nt

[Passages]

29. Silver is unprofessional. He had early success, if you want to call it that but

became the brunt of many jokes for his alleged "genius".

[Tommy Carcetti]

30. My nickname for him is "MySpace."

In that he peaked in 2008.

[marble falls]

31. I'm sure his bias does not reflect itself in his polling or his analysis of polling. Anyone need a bridge?

[ancianita]

32. No one should care what Nate Silver says or does.

His background is reason enough.

[orwell]

33. Isn't that precious...

...he's projecting 4 years into the future now.

What does the polling say on the likelihood of an alien attack, an asteroid hitting the earth, or the entire planet slipping into Idiocracy.

I'll trust Mike Judge for any future forecasting if you don't mind...

[usaf-vet]

39. I missed the actual day and date...... but the entire planet slipped into Idiocracy.

[orwell]

44. My guess...

...it was sometime around the election of Rapist45 for his 1st term...

[usaf-vet]

46. Can't argue with that!

[Blue_Tires]

37. Fuck him.... He's been against Biden from the start

And now he's on Thiel's payroll

[usaf-vet]

38. He has been bought and paid for?

[Captain Zero]

52. Probably to create push polls

In key areas.

[Cha]

40. Oh Nate Silver GFY.

[onecaliberal]

42. NATE SILVER SUPPORT CHILD RAPE! /END

[Figarosmom]

43. Nate Silver has been all

Over the place for a long time. I think he was bought years ago.

[nilram]

45. And he's said NOTHING about tfg's pardons...

Link to tweet

[Farmer-Rick]

47. He's a libertarian that likes to pretend

He's a liberal. But when he says Libertarian he means the Trump humping kind. Not the kind that booed Trump at their convention.

When I hear him speak he sounds like a mild narcissist....if any narcissist can be called mild.He has many traits the Trump has, except without the dementia.

[GiqueCee]

48. Silver, you shitgibbon...

... your moment in the limelight is over and done, and desperate attempts to appear relevant will only hasten your descent into "Nate who?" oblivion. Go spend more time with your family... if they'll have you.

[DemonGoddess]

49. I personally

don't give a damn what Silver Slimeball has to say. He can sit and spin

[PatSeg]

50. Shit, that is really low

[The Mouth]

53. We should just eliminate pardons.

[Trueblue Texan]

54. And did he have any similar comments about all the felons TSF pardoned and named to his cabinet?

I didn't think so.

[BigDemVoter]

56. I had already tagged him as a shit head who was full of a bunch of hot air.

Let him fucking vote for P*$$Y-Grabber.