The big question in the election right now is where is Trump's ceiling? If you start out at 25%, like he did in Iowa, that's one thing. But even though he won with 35% of the vote, half of Republicans there said they would not want him as their nominee. "I've been a Rubio optimist for a while on the theory that he is the only candy who really has appeal"
Nate Silver joins Tyler Cowen for a conversation on data, forecasting, My Bloody Valentine, the social value of gambling, Donald Trump and the presidential field, vacation advice, Supreme Court picks, the wisdom of Björk, and the most underrated statistic for finding good food.
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