Elections

Nate Silver: ‘Cheating’ Pollsters Are Putting ‘Finger on the Scale’

FUDGING THE NUMBERS

“I kind of trust pollsters less,” said Silver about election forecasts, alleging that pollsters are putting their “finger on the scale.”

Statistician, Author and Founder of FiveThirtyEight Nate Silver speaks onstage at the ABC Leadership Breakfast panel during Advertising Week 2015.
Slaven Vlasic

Polling data expert Nate Silver slammed election forecasts showing a close race between presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump across several states. Silver accused many pollsters of “herding” to ensure their predictions aren’t too far off from other predictions.

“In fact, I kind of trust pollsters less, they all, every...

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