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Nate Silver says Dems could retake House, or not: 'Both extremely possible'
The Hill ^ | 4 Nov 2018 | MEGAN KELLER

Posted on 11/04/2018 8:06:57 AM PST by mandaladon

FiveThirtyEight's election forecaster Nate Silver said Sunday that the House could end up in Democrat or Republican hands in Tuesday's election, though polling predicts that Democrats will flip the chamber.

"So in the House we have Democrats with about a 4 in 5 chance of winning," Silver told ABC's "This Week."

However, he noted that "polls aren't always right."

"The range of outcomes in the House is really wide," he explained. "Our range which covers 80 percent of outcomes goes from, on the low end, about 15 Democratic pickups, all the way to low to mid 50s, 52 or 53."

"Most of those are under 23, which is how many seats they would need to win to take the House," he said."

"But no one should be surprised if they only win 19 seats and no one should be surprised if they win 51 seats," Silver added. "Those are both extremely possible, based on how accurate polls are in the real world."

However, most also predicted that President Trump would lose in the 2016 elections to Hillary Clinton. The morning of election day two years ago, FiveThirtyEight gave Clinton a 71 percent chance of becoming president.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; fakepolls; mediawingofthednc; megankeller; natesilver; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; smearmachine; thehill; trump
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Only morons and DemocRats (but I repeat myself) take Silver seriously...
1 posted on 11/04/2018 8:06:57 AM PST by mandaladon
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To: mandaladon

Magic 8 ball says reply hazy, try again.


2 posted on 11/04/2018 8:08:14 AM PST by proust ("The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.")
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To: mandaladon

More and more backpedaling. Just like 2010, just like 2014.


3 posted on 11/04/2018 8:11:24 AM PST by Shadow44
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4 posted on 11/04/2018 8:11:52 AM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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To: mandaladon

That Nate... he’s NEVER wrong.


5 posted on 11/04/2018 8:14:32 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Democracy dies when Democrats refuse to accept the result of a democratic election they didn't win.)
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To: mandaladon

ya , maybe and maybe not


6 posted on 11/04/2018 8:14:35 AM PST by butlerweave
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Party out of power usually does well in mid-terms I guess. ITs literally the only thing Dems have going for them.


7 posted on 11/04/2018 8:15:28 AM PST by escapefromboston (manny ortez: mvp)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

He is usually right when Democrats do well, since he always predicts democrats will do well.

lol


8 posted on 11/04/2018 8:16:23 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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To: ExTexasRedhead

President Trump will be the real winner Tue if the GOP holds.

Due to the large number of Never Trumpers resigning, and his relentless campaigning for the GOP candidates, the next GOP Congress will be a much for friendly place for President Trump


9 posted on 11/04/2018 8:16:29 AM PST by MNJohnnie (They would have to abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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To: mandaladon
Our range which covers 80 percent of outcomes goes from...

So he shifts from 80% likely to take the house to 80% likely to win some seats. Nice!

10 posted on 11/04/2018 8:17:04 AM PST by palmer (...if we do not have strong families and strong values, then we will be weak and we will not survive)
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To: mandaladon
dint this NPC say last week the RATS had a 85% lock on taking the house?
11 posted on 11/04/2018 8:18:56 AM PST by Chode ( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
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To: Chode

Nate is a Democratic mouthpiece. He is not a pollster he just packages the Mob’s storyline. He is a fraud. And not very good.


12 posted on 11/04/2018 8:26:13 AM PST by Kozy (new age haruspex; "Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.")
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To: mandaladon

So does that mean 50-50 LOL!


13 posted on 11/04/2018 8:26:23 AM PST by Democrats hate too much
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To: mandaladon

If Nate is this equivocal about the House, then his models should show “50/50.”

Obviously, he’s an idiot.


14 posted on 11/04/2018 8:28:32 AM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: mandaladon

“However, he noted that “polls aren’t always right.””

No $hit Nate! And where did you have Hillary two years ago? Huh? Wonder what he will say tomorrow? Your Magic 8 Ball is in for service?


15 posted on 11/04/2018 8:43:58 AM PST by vette6387
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To: mandaladon

He keeps downgrading the dems chances from 7 in 8 to 6 in 7 to 5 in 6 to now 4 in 5.


16 posted on 11/04/2018 8:46:05 AM PST by GLDNGUN
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To: mandaladon

“Most of those are under 23”? Is he just saying that despite his calling the House for the Dems, his model shows the opposite to be more likely?


17 posted on 11/04/2018 8:46:42 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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Nice big range little Natey has going.

THE MAN IS A JOKE


18 posted on 11/04/2018 8:50:15 AM PST by Conserv (Did)
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To: mandaladon
Solid prediction ......... or not

19 posted on 11/04/2018 8:52:50 AM PST by budj (combat vet, 2nd of 3 generations)
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To: mandaladon
"But no one should be surprised if they only win 19 seats and no one should be surprised if they win 51 seats," Silver added.

Big spread there, Nate boy. Got your butt covered, do you? Why don't you get a real job, so we don't have to listen to your BS.

20 posted on 11/04/2018 8:57:51 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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