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Race Winners

Scored under the published methodology, which sets out what counts as right, what a naive guess would have said, and why an earlier call is worth more than a late one.

Takes logged
631
Graded
462

73% settled

Average accuracy
76.6

out of 100

Pundits
105

have made one

How these calls land

Every graded call of this kind, bucketed by score.

Takes in each band

020406080
0 — dead wrongscore out of 100100 — nailed it
354 scored 80+108 scored under 40

Settled or waiting

462 / 631

graded

169 still pending

By season

  • 2024462 of 464 graded
  • 20260 of 167 graded

Who is good at race winners

MissedTakes score for this kind of prediction only — accuracy measured against what a naive guess would have scored. Zero means no better than guessing.

provisionalRatings this early are samples, not reputations — the methodology sets out how many articles it takes before we call one settled.

By publisher

The same record pooled across everyone writing under one banner.

Every race winners take

576–600 of 631

  • Hit · 100Sean SpicerRace Winners2024 season

    And the Republican side, you've got all of those three races. Nebraska, Florida, and Texas all shored up.

    a naive guess scored 100+0 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Hit · 100Sean SpicerRace Winners2024 season

    Dave McCormick's gonna win.

    a naive guess scored 0+102 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Hit · 100Sean SpicerRace Winners2024 season

    And the Republican side, you've got all of those three races. Nebraska, Florida, and Texas all shored up.

    a naive guess scored 100+0 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Hit · 100Sean SpicerRace Winners2024 season

    And the Republican side, you've got all of those three races. Nebraska, Florida, and Texas all shored up.

    a naive guess scored 100+0 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Miss · 0Sean SpicerRace Winners2024 season

    Dave McCormick's gonna win. I think Mike Rogers in Michigan

    a naive guess scored 100-102 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Hit · 100Sean SpicerRace Winners2024 season

    The one state where I was really nervous was Nevada and not so anymore... I I believe that's solidly in Trump's camp now.

    a naive guess scored 0+102 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Hit · 100Megyn KellyRace Winners2024 season

    the the Republicans are accurately deducing that they're gonna get, West Virginia.

    a naive guess scored 0+102 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Hit · 100Clay TravisRace Winners2024 season

    he was running against Josh Holly, and Josh Holly he's gonna smoke him... he's gonna get absolutely wrecked in Missouri

    a naive guess scored 100+0 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Hit · 100Buck SextonRace Winners2024 season

    when they're calling the former president and likely future president a fascist as the primary argument and comparing him to Addolph Hitler

    a naive guess scored 0+102 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Hit · 100Daniel HorowitzRace Winners2024 season

    what I would tell you is if nothing else, they get Montana

    a naive guess scored 0+102 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Hit · 100Brent BuchananRace Winners2024 season

    It's really close, and I would give Donald Trump an edge.

    a naive guess scored 0+102 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Hit · 100Ben ShapiroRace Winners2024 season

    that the person who's currently leading in the polling and is likely to be the next president of The United States needs to be put in jail

    a naive guess scored 0+102 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Hit · 100Brent BuchananRace Winners2024 season

    And if you're looking at where can Trump pull out that final state, right now, it looks like Michigan.

    a naive guess scored 0+102 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Hit · 100Brent BuchananRace Winners2024 season

    he's going to win Arizona

    a naive guess scored 0+102 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Hit · 100Brent BuchananRace Winners2024 season

    It's highly likely he wins Georgia.

    a naive guess scored 0+102 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Miss · 0Brent BuchananRace Winners2024 season

    And right now, I would say she has a slight edge in Pennsylvania.

    a naive guess scored 0+0 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Hit · 100Brent BuchananRace Winners2024 season

    He's going to win North Carolina.

    a naive guess scored 100+0 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Hit · 100Ryan GrimRace Winners2024 season

    Assuming Democrats lose Montana. We already know that they're going to lose West Virginia.

    a naive guess scored 0+102 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Hit · 100Erick-Woods EricksonRace Winners2024 season

    So you can have Donald Trump now. His victory is your punishment for being a bunch of arrogrant, know-it-all pricks who lack the decency and humility to consider maybe Republicans sometimes have legitimate points

    a naive guess scored 0+102 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Hit · 100Isaac SaulRace Winners2024 season

    These are all significant and critical advantages, which is why I think Trump will ultimately win the election .

    a naive guess scored 0+102 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Miss · 0Simon RosenbergRace Winners2024 season

    Democratic pollster Simon Rosenberg said the election is still “far more likely to break for” Harris than Trump... I still think we are where I have believed we have been for weeks now — favored to win.

    a naive guess scored 0+0 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Hit · 100David NirRace Winners2024 season

    races where Democratic incumbents look to be in solid shape for reelection... MI-03 (Rep. Hillary Scholten): $600,000 cut

    a naive guess scored 100+0 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Hit · 100David NirRace Winners2024 season

    races where Democratic incumbents look to be in solid shape for reelection... PA-17 (Rep. Chris Deluzio): $1 million cut

    a naive guess scored 100+0 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Hit · 100David NirRace Winners2024 season

    Four are especially straightforward, involving races where Democratic incumbents look to be in solid shape for reelection... KS-03 (Rep. Sharice Davids): $320,000 cut

    a naive guess scored 100+0 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →
  • Hit · 100David NirRace Winners2024 season

    races where Democratic incumbents look to be in solid shape for reelection... OH-01 (Rep. Greg Landsman): $1 million cut

    a naive guess scored 100+0 skillsaid Oct 23, 2024the article →

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US Elections — race winners (462 graded)

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