# FiveThirtyEight's election forecast is out!

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [August 12, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fivethirtyeights-election-forecast-is-out/917890 "2020-08-12T15:01:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fivethirtyeights-election-forecast-is-out/917890/196 "2020-10-26T16:33:32Z")

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Also… I’ll take this moment to plug my own thread.

If you think you have a better understanding of which states are going to swing which way than the average bear, there’s a just for fun contest right here on the SDMB where you can put that to the test.

[October 2020 Swing State Confidence Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2020-swing-state-confidence-pool/923707)

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