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Nate Silver Cursed Out By Right-Winger

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics

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Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight interviewed John Ziegler, who commissioned a Zogby poll purporting to prove that Obama voters are uninformed. Things st...

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Nate Silver on "The Interview Show"

Mark Bazer | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago

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Mark Bazer

Fivethirtyeight's and Baseball Prospectus' Nate Silver recently appeared on a talk show I host at the Hideout called The Interview Show. Here is video of the interview.

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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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Arianna Huffington

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

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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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Jason Linkins

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty Pushes Back On Voter Fraud Allegations

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.14.2008 | Media

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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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Nate Silver: Don't Blame Prop 8 On Black And Latino Voters

FiveThirtyEight | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

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Certainly, the No on 8 folks might have done a better job of outreach to California's black and Latino communities. But the notion that Prop 8 passed ...

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Rove, Nate Silver Maps Predict Obama Blowout

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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On his website, Republican strategist Karl Rove writes: The final Rove & Co. electoral map of the 2008 election cycle points to a 338-200 Barack Oba...

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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

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Mitchell Bard

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

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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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Never Again! No More Focus Groups Please!

Linda Bergthold | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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Linda Bergthold

As we watch the debates on CNN, we too are influenced by the response lines, and after the debate is over, the influence of these small groups increases disproportionately.

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Why Friday's Debate May Hobble the GOP

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

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Stephen C. Rose

Friday's debate emphasizing McCain's alleged strength -- security and foreign affairs -- may prove a minus for the Republican candidate.

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Leaks in McCain's Cone of Silence?

Linda Bergthold | Posted 09.17.2008 | Politics

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Linda Bergthold

The honor system, are you kidding me? I think it is pretty clear at this point McCain did indeed know the questions in advance at the Faith Forum.

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The Bradley Effect v. The Obama Effect

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Will Obama's white voter support in the polls be higher than his actual support on Election Day? Will this be a regional factor, or a nationwide factor? And how big a factor is it?

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