Is the NYC mayoral race tightening? - by Nate Silver

Next Tuesday is Election Day, so let me tell you about our plans. We don’t want to overdo it. As Eli wrote about Virginia, this does not appear to be a particularly close set of elections, although as someone who stayed up to watch the 18th inning of the World Series on Monday night, I can attest that sometimes weird things happen. And while lessons can and will be drawn from the outcomes, I’m confident in asserting that they’re likely to be overstated given the relative dearth of election-related news. Nevertheless, we have something of a game plan: There’s Eli’s piece on Virginia, and he’ll have something for you on New Jersey soon. On Monday, I have an event at the Comedy Cellar with my former FiveThirtyEight colleagues Galen Druke and Clare Malone. I’m told that there are still a couple of dozen tickets remaining. The last one was a lot of fun, and I’d love to see some of you there. You can buy tickets here. UPDATE: The show is now sold out. Then on Wednesday at noon, Eli and I wil

Next Tuesday is Election Day, so let me tell you about our plans. We don’t want to overdo it. As Eli wrote about Virginia, this does not appear to be a particularly close set of elections, although as someone who stayed up to watch the 18th inning of the World Series on Monday night, I can attest that sometimes weird things happen. And while lessons can and will be drawn from the outcomes, I’m confident in asserting that they’re likely to be overstated given the relative dearth of election-related news. Nevertheless, we have something of a game plan: There’s Eli’s piece on Virginia, and he’ll