Polling Guru Nate Silver Says Trump 10-Point Advantage, Other Pollsters Cheating Like Crazy
Polling data expert Nate Silver predicted that Republican Donald Trump has a 10 percent greater chance than Democrat Kamala Harris of winning the Electoral College vote in Tuesday’s election.
On his “Risky Business” podcast with co-host Maria Konnikova posted Wednesday, he revealed that he does not put too much weight in polls coming out during the last week of the campaign, alleging many pollsters cheat to obtain their desired numbers.
He prefaced his overall forecast saying, “It’s still approximately a 50–50 race.”
“It’s basically 55–45 Trump or 54–45, with …