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3 Nov 2026
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Nate Silver — holds since 2026-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Across nine election years since 2008, polls were biased against Democrats once, against Republicans four times, and basically unbiased four times. — tap to centre the map on it Across nine election years since 2008, polls were biased against Democrats once, against Republicans four times, and basically unbiased four times. Last stated a month ago
3 Oct 2026
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Nate Silver — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Polls may be biased in either direction — tap to centre the map on it Polls may be biased in either direction Last stated a month ago
3 Oct 2026
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Nate Silver — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Small polling errors can produce large electoral effects. — tap to centre the map on it Small polling errors can produce large electoral effects. Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
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Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If polls are off, they will likely be off in the same direction everywhere. — tap to centre the map on it If polls are off, they will likely be off in the same direction everywhere. Last stated yesterday
2 Nov 2026
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Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-11-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The direction of polling error is hard to predict because pollsters are trying to correct for past errors. — tap to centre the map on it The direction of polling error is hard to predict because pollsters are trying to correct for past errors. Last stated 4 days ago
30 Oct 2026
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Nate Silver — holds since 2026-10-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Don't bet on Democratic Senate candidates' polling in bluer states changing dramatically in the final days leading up to the election. — tap to centre the map on it Don't bet on Democratic Senate candidates' polling in bluer states changing dramatically in the final days leading up to the election. Last stated 2 weeks ago
23 Oct 2026
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Nate Silver — holds since 2026-10-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It would take a polling error of epic proportions for Democrats to fail to pick up the House chamber. — tap to centre the map on it It would take a polling error of epic proportions for Democrats to fail to pick up the House chamber. Last stated a week ago
25 Oct 2026
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Nate Silver — holds since 2026-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cautious expert race ratings, like Cook's, are misaligned with the long history of strong opposition performance in midterms under unpopular presidents. — tap to centre the map on it Cautious expert race ratings, like Cook's, are misaligned with the long history of strong opposition performance in midterms under unpopular presidents. Last stated a month ago
20 Sept 2026
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Nate Silver — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 5 months ago
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. — tap to centre the map on it A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. Last stated 7 months ago
21 Mar 2026
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Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city should be as large as self-sufficiency needs but small enough for its rulers to oversee — tap to centre the map on it A city should be as large as self-sufficiency needs but small enough for its rulers to oversee
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Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. — tap to centre the map on it A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. Last stated 7 months ago
28 Mar 2026
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Paul Millerd — holds since 2026-03-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lack of immigration is economically and geopolitically lethal. — tap to centre the map on it A lack of immigration is economically and geopolitically lethal. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Aug 2026
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Edward Lucas — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are