Statistician Nate Silver Says Clinton Is a '2 to 1 Favorite to Win'

Silver's model successfully predicted all 50 states in the 2012 election.

ByABC News
November 7, 2016, 8:08 AM

— -- Prognosticator Nate Silver, who accurately predicted the winner in all 50 states in the 2012 presidential election, told "GMA" this morning that Hillary Clinton is a "2 to 1 favorite" to win the presidency tomorrow.

Silver, who is the editor in chief of the ESPN-hosted site FiveThirtyEight has risen to fame because of the accuracy of his statistical models.

PHOTO: Election analyst Nate Silver attends "Tribeca Talks" at SVA Theatre during the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, on April 20, 2016, in New York City.
Election analyst Nate Silver attends "Tribeca Talks" at SVA Theatre during the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, on April 20, 2016, in New York City.

He said there might some truth to the theory of "shy [Donald] Trump voters," who might not be as willing to admit their preference to pollsters, but pointed out that Clinton has built a superior operation to help get her voters out to the polls.

As of Sunday, Silver's model showed Trump with a razor thin advantage in North Carolina and Florida, key states for both candidates. But even if even if those predictions hold true, the Republican nominee will fall short of the 270 needed to send him to the White House, according to Silver's electoral map.

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