Nate Silver called it:

Democrats win the presidency in 2028.

We find out by Dec 31, 2028. 857 days to go

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Nate Silver: “Democrats win the presidency in 2028.

🔒 The test · locked Aug 28, 2026

MET if The Democratic Party's nominee wins the 2028 U.S. presidential election as determined by the certified Electoral College vote count on the deadline date, before 2028-12-31 23:59 (America/New_York).

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Test details
Settled byevidence
Window2028-11-07 2028-12-31
TimezoneAmerica/New_York
Data vintagelatest_revision
Min source tier1
Stated likelihood55% — preserved, never scored
Contract hash0x36bd8a88…e5df21
Full resolution criteria

Resolves YES if the Democratic Party nominee wins the 2028 U.S. presidential election, as determined by the certified Electoral College count. Resolves NO otherwise.

Quote verified against the source

Nate SilverSilver Bulletin (Substack)Said Jan 26, 2025Added to Thonest Aug 28, 2026Anchored Aug 28, 2026

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Fourth listed prediction in Silver's Jan 26, 2025 post, given 55% versus markets he describes as 50/50.

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2026-08-28
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Proof

Evidence hash0xe38b509d…bd3dfd
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Record fingerprint0xe38b509db7916921f285dc8ecc4515f3f569f8672bf6bef1571230ccc4bd3dfd
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2 hashes from this record to the anchored root
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Merkle root0xc7641fc7d5cc0b43391892dca36b0b862fcc7d4fd0b8de665ef4896158b7eac4
batch #100 manifest · 4 entries
Registry0x3d74d9e2f0f4c741fc49b34cc119b6db0cef47c0 · entry #104
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Anchored onchainbase-mainnet · Aug 28, 2026
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Third-party archiveNone
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Quote checkThe quote appears verbatim in the response the platform returned.
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