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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Also, there's a lot more regional and race-specific variation in midterms than in presidential years. Even in years where polls/forecasts are basically unbiased, there are always some surprises, e.g. Dems doing terribly in Florida in 2018 despite a good night overall. — PolitiTweet.org

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The "horse-race" metaphor/cliche exists for a reason, but I'd urge people to consider that races widening and tight… https://t.co/lega43RDGU

Posted Oct. 28, 2022

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Rs have a few of these districts too, but Ds have more, and in more competitive districts. This is worth around 1.0 to 1.5 points in popular vote margin for Rs, e.g. an 0.5-point R lead on the generic ballot would translate to a ~2 point pop vote win *even if polls are unbiased*. — PolitiTweet.org

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@chrislhayes @yeselson @EricLevitz Well except there were several special elections and ballot measures where Democrats did >= their polls. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 28, 2022