Nate Silver: Polls showing Clinton up 5 points not backed by data

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For supporters of Donald Trump who are discouraged by the latest slate of polls showing Hillary Clinton up 5 percent just days before Election Day, polling guru Nate Silver had some reassuring words Sunday morning.

“Some people are saying Clinton’s up 5-6 nationally. That’s just not a good representation of what the data says,” Silver tweeted. But, he admitted, Clinton does have a lead.

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