‘Finger on the Scale’: Election Wiz Nate Silver Accuses Pollsters of Lying, Keeping Presidential Race Close
This week, polling pro and founder of FiveThirtyEight Nate Silver accused his fellow pollsters of manipulating data, creating the appearance that the 2024 presidential race is closer than it is; “You’re f–king herding! You’re cheating! You’re cheating!” he said on his Risky Business podcast. “I don’t think we’re going to learn very much in this last week of the polling. In fact, I kind of trust pollsters less. Every time a pollster, ‘Oh, every state is just a plus one. Every single state’s a tie.’ No, you’re f–king herding. You’re cheating. You’re cheating,” Silver said. “Your numbers aren’t all going to