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Rhiannon12866

(224,736 posts) Fri Aug 16, 2024, 12:37 AM Aug 2024

Harris vs. Trump: Nate Silver's 2024 Election Forecast - Amanpour and Company PBS

As the presidential election edges closer, all eyes are firmly focused on candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Nate Silver, the prophetic pollster and poker player who founded the website FiveThirtyEight, speaks with Walter Isaacson about his new book which details how -- as in poker -- risk-taking could be key to success in November. - Aired on 08/15/2024.

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Harris vs. Trump: Nate Silver's 2024 Election Forecast - Amanpour and Company PBS (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Aug 2024 OP

Im not sure why pbs would have this guy on. He was fired from 538 and now works for Peter thiel PortTack Aug 2024 #1

New book being promoted, elleng Aug 2024 #2

PortTack

(34,879 posts)

1. Im not sure why pbs would have this guy on. He was fired from 538 and now works for Peter thiel

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Fri Aug 16, 2024, 12:42 AM

Aug 2024

He’s a self proclaimed libertarian that has an agenda and it isn’t democracy.

elleng

(136,966 posts)

2. New book being promoted,

Reply to PortTack (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 16, 2024, 12:56 AM

Aug 2024

lots of 'analysis.'

‘People should be very prepared for the probability of a polling error.’ Five takeaways from pollster Nate Silver.
The founder of FiveThirtyEight has a new book on his path from playing poker professionally to political forecasting, and why people like to risk it all.'

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/08/15/opinion/nate-silver-538-elections-poker-interview/

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