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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSome info about Nate Silver I'd like to share with the group
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
(12,977 posts)Yoyoyo77
(305 posts)Yoyoyo77
(305 posts)yardwork
(65,438 posts)See. We can sling insults too.
Bluetus
(588 posts)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
(4,054 posts)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
(48,585 posts)He has quite a case on himself. Power has gone to his head.
Trueblue1968
(18,380 posts)ColinC
(11,098 posts)a kennedy
(32,775 posts)BootinUp
(49,324 posts)not fooled
(6,154 posts)BannonsLiver
(18,648 posts)Not that hes even remotely relevant now let alone 4 years down the road. His 15 minutes expired long ago.
quakerboy
(14,283 posts)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
(14,356 posts)when he got 49 states right, and he has been riding that wave ever since.
Celerity
(47,871 posts)result in his model simulation.
https://www.natesilver.net/p/the-model-exactly-predicted-the-most
Ol Janx Spirit
(25 posts)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
(2,434 posts)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
(76,158 posts)I would add "off" to the end of your last sentence.
UTUSN
(73,264 posts)MadameButterfly
(2,416 posts)bmichaelh
(705 posts)Last edited Tue Dec 3, 2024, 02:07 PM - Edit history (3)
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
(122,093 posts)Clouds Passing
(3,578 posts)any legitimate elections from 1/20/24 on. To believe we will is believing in tooth fairies and santa claus.
PortTack
(35,235 posts)Dock_Yard
(177 posts)niyad
(122,093 posts)Wiz Imp
(3,648 posts)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.
Bigly
kimbutgar
(24,165 posts)He lost all credibility when he sold him self out to the repukes and the orange maggot.
F you Silver!
Orrex
(64,668 posts)kerry-is-my-prez
(9,563 posts)Mike 03
(18,102 posts)Jit423
(885 posts)allegorical oracle
(4,029 posts)Passages
(1,835 posts)became the brunt of many jokes for his alleged "genius".
Tommy Carcetti
(43,732 posts)In that he peaked in 2008.
marble falls
(63,204 posts)ancianita
(39,564 posts)orwell
(8,003 posts)...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
(7,252 posts)...it was sometime around the election of Rapist45 for his 1st term...
usaf-vet
(7,252 posts)Blue_Tires
(57,596 posts)And now he's on Thiel's payroll
usaf-vet
(7,252 posts)Captain Zero
(7,675 posts)In key areas.
Cha
(307,156 posts)onecaliberal
(36,594 posts)Figarosmom
(4,362 posts)Over the place for a long time. I think he was bought years ago.
nilram
(3,062 posts)Farmer-Rick
(11,645 posts)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
(1,724 posts)... 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
(5,125 posts)don't give a damn what Silver Slimeball has to say. He can sit and spin
PatSeg
(49,855 posts)Response to Mosby (Original post)
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The Mouth
(3,323 posts)Trueblue Texan
(3,157 posts)I didn't think so.
BigDemVoter
(4,574 posts)Let him fucking vote for P*$$Y-Grabber.