Nate Silver Keeps Us Guessing About Why He Dumped the Times for ESPN

Surprise Move

The statistics star gave no clear answers Monday for leaving the Times for ESPN. By David Freedlander.

Published Jul. 22 2013 7:25PM EDT

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In a conference call with reporters Monday afternoon, Nate Silver skirted around questions about why he made the surprise move to ditch The New York Times and take

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Nate Silver Keeps Us Guessing About Why He Dumped the Times for ESPN

The statistics star gave no clear answers Monday for leaving the Times for ESPN. By David Freedlander.

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