Nate Silver

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Figuring out "what is the range of expert opinion on COVID" is actually a pretty challenging problem for a lot of reasons and many of the COVID-related arguments on here are mostly a matter of people having different (often reasonable) answers to that question. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 24, 2020

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

I think Fauci has been great and I'd give him more of a pass than others. But one of the challenges in figuring out what experts think about COVID is what they say in high-profile media settings may not always match what they think privately or say when talking to one another. — PolitiTweet.org

Charitably I think Fauci may have been trying to make a point here about how you message under uncertainty but he d… https://t.co/pvZ8hLKTmb

Posted Dec. 24, 2020

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

@thehowie Yeah, Fauci is in a uniquely difficult position and herd immunity is a challenging issue. So I'm sympathetic. But I think sometimes there's been a default—less from him than others tbh—toward sheltering the public from facts that could make them too discouraged OR too complacent. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 24, 2020