Nate Silver: Clinton Still Leads Trump

Election forecaster Nate Silver is standing firm on Hillary Clinton's lead over Donald Trump as the race for the White House enters its critical hours.

Lots more polls coming today but for now, our forecast is stable, with Clinton up 3 points and about a 2:1 favorite. https://t.co/WLXtJovjYd pic.twitter.com/iMWEv7dk3D

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 7, 2016

Silver, the editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight blog, predicts:

• Clinton leads Trump 48.6 percent to 45.5 percent.
• She would get 292.6 electoral votes to Trump's 244.6 (270 electoral votes are needed to win).
• Clinton has a 65.5 percent chance of winning compared to Trump's 34.5 percent chance.

Silver noted Sunday the former secretary of state was not "in a terribly safe position," Fox News reported.

"The electoral map is actually less solid for Clinton than it was for [President Barack] Obama four years ago," he added.

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