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Nate Silver: Health Care Is Hazardous To Poll Numbers For Grassley, Other Senators

fivethirtyeight.com | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics

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, 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 09.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Health Care Reform, Polls, fivethirtyeight.com, Polling, Media News

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 04.18.2009 | Politics

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 04.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lobbyists, Derivatives, NCAA Tournament, Lobbyist Waivers, Economic Crisis, Alex Quade, Barack Obama, Journalism Awards, Foreign Correspondents, Nate Silver, Credit Derivatives, Unemployment, fivethirtyeight.com, Department of Defense, New York Times, Financial Crisis, Timothy Geithner, Great Depression, Politics News

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 12.17.2008 | Media

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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 12.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Publishing, Nate Silver, fivethirtyeight.com, Books, Nate Silver Book, Media News

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 12.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Alan Colmes, Nate Silver, fivethirtyeight.com, Acorn, Sean Hannity, Norm Coleman, Al Franken, Minnesota Senate Race, Tim Pawlenty, Voter Fraud, Media News

[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 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, West Virginia Voting Machines, October Surprise, Rasmussen, Michael Mukasey, Michael Dukakis, Race, Ashley Todd, Virginia Flyers, Nate Silver, New Yorker, Jay Nixon, fivethirtyeight.com, George H.W. Bush, Missouri Governor, Voter Fraud, Mccain Campaign Ashley Todd, John McCain, Dana Carvey, Ohio Voter Fraud, Acorn, Bush Orders Doj to Investigate Ohio Election, Rasmussen Polls, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Hendrik Hertzberg, Florida Voting Problems, Swing States, Pennsylvania, Sarah Palin, Swing State Polls, Kenny Hulshof, New York Times, Joe Lieberman, Jon Lovitz, Saturday Night Live, North Carolina Voting Problems, Robert Kennedy, Bradley Effect, Election Anxiety, Obama Polls, Politics News

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 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nate Silver, McCain Obama, fivethirtyeight.com, Barack Obama, How Mccain Could Win, Electoral Map, Mccain Strategy, Mccain Electoral Map, John McCain, Politics News

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 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Robin Hayes, John McCain Lies, John McCain, Rasmussen Poll, Mccain Smears, Real Americans, Jeremiah Wright, W., Mccain Obama Socialist, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Colin Powell Endorsement, Oliver Stone, Michele Bachmann, fivethirtyeight.com, Palling Around With Terrorists, Bill Ayers, Oliver Stone W, Sarah Palin, Robin Hayes Liberals Hate Real Americans, Colin Powell Meet the Press, Country First, Voter Fraud, Fierce Urgency of Now, Socialists, Politics News

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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