Silver is one of these guys who claims that he was some big-time “professional” poker player several years ago, yet he has no noteworthy results anywhere on the record to his name. I meet clowns like this about every other week.
Silver was a very successful MSNL grinder on partypoker before the UIGEA was passed, he quit playing rather than play on sites that kept allowing deposits in violation of the new law.
Some people don’t seem to understand his forecasting, he isn’t saying that Obama’s hand is 50% better than Romney’s, he’s saying that Obama’s hand will win 75% of the time even though it might only be slightly better (AKs over AQo).
Romney has a very good hand, but Obama has him out kicked (electorally) and he is suited (incumbent) with only one street (week) remaining.