2016s Election Data Hero Isnt Nate Silver. Its Sam Wang

Published: Nov. 11, 2016, 8:12 a.m.

b'Forget Nate Silver. There\\u2019s a new king of the presidential election data mountain. His name is Sam Wang, Ph.D. Haven\\u2019t heard of him just yet? Don\\u2019t worry. You will. Because Wang has sailed True North all along, while Silver has been cautiously trying to tack his FiveThirtyEight data sailboat (weighted down with ESPN gold bars) through treacherous, Category-Five-level-hurricane headwinds in what has easily been the craziest presidential campaign in the modern political era.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'