CNN's John Sutter says he was frustrated by people who said Donald Trump would evaporate in the polls. He says there are a lot of candidates, Pappy Cannon and so forth, with high floor low ceiling type of candidates. But we're dealing with a fairly small sample of relevant elections, which makes it hard to know for sure whether they'll win or not," writes Sutter.
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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