New York Times blogger predicts election results

New York Times blogger Nate Silver earned some fame during the 2008 election for accurately predicting the presidential winner in 49 of 50 states.

He didn’t disappoint in 2012 either.

Silver has accurately guessed all of the called races in the presidential contest. Florida has yet to be decided yet, but Silver could run the table if President Barack Obama maintains his thin margin over Republican Mitt Romney.

So if you are counting, Silver is 98-99 on picking the Electoral College. Vegas should fear him.

Silver was so confident about his prediction that he was willing to wager $2,000 with MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Obama winning re-election. The New York Times later called the bet “a bad idea” and “inappropriate,” according to the Huffington Post.

Scarborough, however, might not have had the best of luck with friendly wagers though.

The MSNBC host bet Obama advisor David Axelrod that he would grow a mustache if Obama won North Carolina or Florida. Romney captured North Carolina, but he is facing an uphill battle in the Sunshine State.

If that happens, Silver runs the table and Scarborough gets a mustache just in time for Movember.

Dan McGraw