Nate Silver: 'Trump Has More of a Chance Than Bernie' of Winning a Nomination

Stats wiz talks presidential hopefuls and the demise of Grantland

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Current gig Editor in chief, FiveThirtyEight, a Disney/ESPN property

Previous gig EIC, FiveThirtyEight, a New York Times property

Twitter @NateSilver538

Age 37

Adweek: What are the biggest differences between partnering with The New York Times and being owned by Disney/ESPN since 2014?

Nate Silver: We have gone from having, really just me, to a staff that's roughly 25 people. That's a big difference. I spend half my time managing and editing instead of writing and building models, which I've actually come to enjoy more and more.

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