Most of the remaining uncertainty in the FLIPR forecast comes from potential polling error rather than late shifts in polls.
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Nate Silver, “Most of the remaining uncertainty in the FLIPR forecast comes from potential polling error rather than late shifts in polls.” (said 23 October 2026). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_15aa18c2dbfb, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_15aa18c2dbfb
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