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Election forecaster Nate Silver has been one of the most bullish on former President Donald Trump's chances at re-election in recent months, but even he believes the winds have shifted.

In an interview on Fox News Wednesday evening, Silver said he believes the picture has changed dramatically in the few short weeks since President Joe Biden abandoned his re-election campaign and stepped aside for Vice President Kamala Harris.

"Polls are a snapshot of the time," said anchor Bret Baier. "You talk about this all the time. But where is the snapshot that you see right now in this race?"...

While Trump has secured the Republican nomination for the general election, Bernie Sanders continues to challenge Hillary Clinton on the Democratic side. The frustration of Clinton supporters is completely understandable, especially since Trump will now amplify his usual below-the-belt attacks toward her, and she’ll have to battle the GOP nominee and Sanders simultaneously.

In the age of Nate Silver and election analytics, numbers matter more than ever. But as Megyn Kelly told Karl Rove on Election Night last year, sometimes the numbers are math that Republicans do to try to make themselves feel better.

Nate Silver made a name for himself with his uncannily accurate predictions of baseball scores and US election results. But some things – from earthquakes to terrorism – even he can't predict

Teabagger pic from Matt.