When reporting on the run-up to an election, taking great care to avoid having one's figures misconstrued as suggesting that the outcome is settled, when it is

When reporting on the run-up to an election, taking great care to avoid having one's figures misconstrued as suggesting that the outcome is settled, when it is not, is the responsible thing to do. For Silver to not say a damn thing would leave all the interminable speculation in the mouths of those with even less knowledge of what might happen, and those with an agenda.