Nate Silver Predicts a 'Momentous' Midterm

With the 2026 midterms a week away, Ezra Klein talks to election forecaster Nate Silver about what the polls are showing. Democrats are polling surprisingly well deep into red territory, raising the possibility of winning both the House and Senate. But past polling misses loom large—can we trust what the polls are telling us this time? Silver discusses what stories in the data might play out on election night and why this election could mark a turning point in American politics.