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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 17, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
FLASHING BLUE

Election Guru Gives Stunning Verdict on MAGA’s Comeback Hope

The election analyst said that a GOP resurgence before the midterms is unlikely.

Vic Verbalaitis

Statistician, Author and Founder of FiveThirtyEight Nate Silver speaks onstage at the ABC Leadership Breakfast panel during Advertising Week 2015 AWXII at the Bryant Park Grill on September 28, 2015 in New York City.
CRYSTAL BALL

Nate Silver Makes Shocking Prediction for Dems’ 2028 Nominee

It’s still early, but the statistician believes one candidate in particular might be in the right position to lead the party’s ticket.

Yasmeen Hamadeh

Elon Musk walks on stage during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)  in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on February 20, 2025.
YA DIG?

Musk to Nate Silver: I’m ‘Digging My Own Grave’ With DOGE

The laugh-cry emoji chain is the new fist-U.S. flag-fire emoji chain.

Catherine Bouris

Nate Silver.
SHOULDA, COULDA, WOULDA

Nate Silver Blames Disney Bosses for 538’s Demise

Silver, who in 2023 left the data analysis site he founded, said that Disney was “never particularly interested” in making it a successful business.

Liam Archacki

https://www.wsj.com/business/media/disney-to-cut-nearly-6-staff-across-abc-news-disney-entertainment-networks-8af04b40
EXIT POLL

Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight Scrapped in Disney Layoffs

Silver said his heart “goes out to the people there.”

Leigh Kimmins

Nate Silver.
NO EXCUSE

Nate Silver Blasts Dems Supporting Biden’s Pardon for Hunter

The stats guru said those backing the president’s decision shouldn’t consider themselves defenders of democracy.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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GETTING PERSONAL

Nate Silver Roasts Harris Aides for Crying ‘Double Standard’

The stats guru, who also fumbled on Election Day, said the Harris campaign has no one but itself to blame—not “some conspiracy”

Josh Fiallo

Nate Silver.
YOU'RE FIRED

Pollster Nate Silver Calls on Biden to Resign Immediately

Silver said Kamala Harris should assume the presidency after criticism over Biden’s trip to Brazil.

Grace Harrington

Nate Silver.
POSTMORTEM

Nate Silver Has ‘a Lot of Sympathy’ for Kamala Harris

The pollster pinned some of the blame for Harris’ loss on Joe Biden, who he said “did her no favors.”

Liam Archacki

Statistician, Author and Founder of FiveThirtyEight Nate Silver speaks onstage at the ABC Leadership Breakfast panel during Advertising Week 2015.
TOO CLOSE TO CALL

Stats Guru Nate Silver Gives Up on His Prediction Model

His model was predicting a different outcome than The New York Times’ model, which was heavily leaning in favor of a Donald Trump victory by 10:30 p.m. EST.

Josh Fiallo

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CLOSER THAN A COIN FLIP

This Is the Tightest Race on Election Day in Half a Century

Famed pollsters Nate Silver and Frank Luntz say the race is too close to call.

Janna Brancolini

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