Nate Silver

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

To me, that seems pretty sensible. A 3-point forecasting error for an election that's still 2+ months away is going to be fairly common. There's a contingent on here that's like "why does 538's model show so much uncertainty!" but that doesn't seem like a ton of uncertainty IMO. — PolitiTweet.org

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

This also gives you a bit of insight into how our model works. If, on August 31, a candidate is projected to win in the decisive state by 3 points, how does that translate into a *probability* of victory? He (Biden in this case) wins about 2 out of 3 times, our model is saying. — PolitiTweet.org

If you want to get nit-picky the gap is probably more like 3 points than 4. Our model currently has Biden projected… https://t.co/PaPL1P5VBC

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

I think people's intuitions get thrown off by the Electoral College. A 7-point lead in the popular vote (which our model thinks will tighten by another point or so) is decently robust even on Aug. 31. But it's more like a 4-point lead in the tipping point states, which is iffier. — PolitiTweet.org

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