Quote Originally Posted by BCR View Post
I had to laugh at Nate Silver. He has to hate what an enigma Trump is as a candidate worse than anyone. Trying to figure out Trump voters way harder than baseball.

He was the unassailable boy genius in 2012. Now after a straight week of railing against national polls herding results and how it can’t be +1 in everything, his paid for final projection is 50.4 Trump-49.2 Harris.

And I’m sure he’s great and will return to form, but I had to giggle at that projection after decrying all the poll hedging going on.
2012. Did people have smart phones then?

Nate Silver is Billy Beane. Little Bill James perhaps. He was ahead of the political polling curve when people were still using stone tools.

He is from yesteryear. He does have a knack for the business side. No one has reaped more financial reward from polling than he has. He knows how to play the game.

He has a brand and he isn’t looking to clock wins