Silver: Base case for 2022 midterms is Republican majorities in Congress
Nate Silver · #AIS: FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver on how gamblers think · May 30, 2022 · at 32:41
Nate Silver explains historical baseline patterns and forecasts for the 2022 US midterm elections.
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“Midterm elections are more predictable Than presidential elections. And the base case is that you wind up with Republican majorities of some magnitude.”
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