The Pod Save America bros took aim at pollster Nate Silver, failed presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Taylor Swift conspiracy theorists as they announced the winners of their annual “Pundies” awards for the worst political takes of 2024.
Debating the most disastrous polling in the lead-up to November’s presidential election, former President Barak Obama aides Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor highlighted Silver’s $100,000 bet that President-elect Donald Trump would not win Florida by more than eight points.
After Trump donor Keith Rabois argued his candidate would carry the state by 10 to 14 points, Silver agreed to the bet—and then Trump won Florida by 13 points. Luckily for Silver, the bet was never finalized even though he told Rabois to draw up a contract.
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