OH Predictive Insights- McSally +7

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Given 538's track record perhaps they should be assessing 538, not the other way around.
 

 
 

538's number crunching is the creme de la creme of poll analysis.

I agree, though, that their punditry is mediocre.

Yes, 538 came closer to predicting a Trump victory than nearly anyone else (IIRC, their chance of a Trump victory was around 30% on election day, when nearly all the other prognosticators had the chance at less than 5%). But again, Nate's model is only as good as the polls that feed into it.