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Two Weeks Out -- Nine Reasons Why Democrats Will Keep Control of the House

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

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With two weeks to go in the 2010 mid-term elections there are a number of good reasons to believe -- contrary to most conventional wisdom -- that Democrats will still control the House once the smoke clears from the electoral battlefield.

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Pollster's Mark Blumenthal Challenges Nate Silver's Method At FiveThirtyEight

Pollster.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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For better or worse, FiveThirtyEight's prominence makes these ratings central to our conversation about how to interpret and aggregate polls, and I ha...

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NYT Picks Up Nate Silver, To Host FiveThirtyEight.com

New York Times | BRIAN STELTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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The New York Times said Thursday that it would begin hosting the popular blog FiveThirtyEight and make its founder, Nate Silver, a regular contributor...

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A Note to Nate

John Zogby | Posted 05.25.2011

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Congratulations to you, Nate Silver. To date you have many fans. But remember that you are one election away from being a mere mortal like the rest of us.

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FiveThirtyEight's Pollster Ratings: How Useful?

Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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For better or worse, FiveThirtyEight's prominence makes pollster ratings central to our conversation about how to interpret and aggregate polls, and I have some serious concerns about the way these ratings are calculated and presented.

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Nate Silver: Health Care Is Hazardous to Poll Numbers for Grassley, Other Senators

fivethirtyeight.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Polls, Congress, Health Care Debate, 2010 Elections, Gang of Six, Health Care Negotiations, Health Care Polls, Elections, Nate Silver, Olympia Snow, fivethirtyeight.com, Chuck Grassley, Mike Enzi, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Health Care, Blue Dog Democrats, Elections 2010, Politics News

One of the things about the so-called Gang of Six -- the group of Senators to which Max Baucus issued an exclusive invitation to participate in health...

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Investor's Business Daily Publishes Ludicrous Poll Claiming 45% Of Doctors Would Quit Over Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hey, kids! Have you heard the one about the poll that indicates that 65% of doctors are against health care reform, and that 45% of doctors hate it s...

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A Surprise In Obama's Poll Numbers

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Rather than looking at the overall picture of how Obama's doing in the polls, I have been noticing something interesting which I don't believe others have picked up on.

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Scritti Politti: March 16, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

After the 2008 Election, it was generally decided that Nate Silver, of FiveThirtyEight.com was to be crowned the new God of The Maths and King Kahuna ...

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Guest Hosting for Rachel Maddow Tonight: the Lineup is Coming Together

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thank you for all of your great suggestions for tonight's Rachel Maddow show, which I'll be guest hosting. They've been incredible and, as you can see from tonight's lineup, we've listened: Google CEO Eric Schmidt will join me to discuss the ways Obama can harness the Internet to make his administration more effective. Bill Maher will discuss the day's top stories. Newark mayor Cory Booker will weigh in on the impact the economic crisis is having on America's inner cities. And FiveThirtyEight.com's Nate Silver will crunch the latest numbers in the still-pending Senate races. Click here for some real time video of me behind-the-scenes at the show -- and be sure to tune in tonight at 9 pm on MSNBC.

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Political Polling Expert Nate Silver Signs Two Book Deal

New York Observer | Leon Neyfakh | Posted 05.25.2011

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Earlier today Media Mob reported that political polling expert Nate Silver, the wunderkind statistician behind the Web site FiveThirtyEight.com, was o...

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Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty Pushes Back On Voter Fraud Allegations

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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[Via Newshounds] On last night's edition of Hannity and Colmes, the show's hosts took up the issue of the ongoing Minnesota Senate race, with Sean Han...

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Obama Is Dominating in the Polls, but Four Things Keep Me Awake at Night

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011

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As a lifelong Democrat who has seen my party lose winnable races, I can't help thinking about how things can go wrong this year. These are the four factors that keep me up at night.

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538's Nate Silver: How McCain Could Win

NY Post | Nate Silver | Posted 05.25.2011

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With nine days to go until the election, John McCain's electoral map is in tatters. According to Pollster.com, Obama presently holds leads of five or ...

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McCain's Smear Campaign Will Have an Impact Long After Election Day

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011

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McCain has gone "all in" with a strategy focusing exclusively on smearing and lying about Obama, win or lose, he has created a dangerous situation for November 5 and the four years to follow.

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