Nate Silver
Nate Silver is an American statistician and writer known for developing statistical forecasting models for elections and sports, and for founding the data journalism site FiveThirtyEight.
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Sep 25, 2026
Lean Right
Silver described recent polling showing Democrats gaining in Republican states as "internally consistent but slightly weird" ahead of the midterms.
The right distrusts Silver's model after 2020 and sees his hedging as an early excuse for a possible Democratic surge in red states.
Jul 29, 2026
Lean Right
His approval rating tracker shows Trump slightly more popular than Biden at the equivalent point.
Trusted by some lean right readers as a data analyst who validates their political momentum, countering mainstream media spin.