Amazingly, Silver himself said it better than I did above: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/03/1154733/-Nate-Silver-Calls-Out-Those-Whose-Goal-Is-To-Entert

Amazingly, Silver himself said it better than I did above: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/03/1154733/-Nate-Silver-Calls-Out-Those-Whose-Goal-Is-To-Entertain-Rather-Than-Inform http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/03/1154733/-Nate-Silve... Here's the quote on pundits saying the election is a toss-up: "then you should abandon the pretense that your goal is to inform rather than entertain the public".