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Dylan Drew, Nate Silver, and this is Model Talk. And in fact, this is Model Talk live from

Washington, DC. Election day is just two weeks away, and we're recording one of our final

Model Talk episodes of this election, along with 600 friends of the pod at 6th and I in

Washington, DC. Yeah, there we go. It is our first time back in front of a live audience

since January of 2020, and in fact, this is exactly where we were in January of 2020. Our

last live show, Pre-Pandemic, was here at 6th and I. So I wanted to start off by saying

a big thank you to everyone who's here tonight. Being together in person like this is really

nice, and you, the audience, are what make it what it is. So give yourselves a big round

of applause. And of course, a special hello to those of you who are joining virtually like

my grandmother, my grandma. It's great to have all of you with us as well. So like I said,

Election Day is just two weeks away. It's an election that's seeing record levels of

voter enthusiasm in the polls. It comes after the Supreme Court's historic decision to overturn

Roe v. Wade amid 40-year high inflation and as some politicians continue to cast down

on the legitimacy of American elections altogether. Tonight we're going to talk about all of

it. For those of you who aren't familiar, Model Talk is the part of the 538 Politics

Podcast where we talk about the numbers behind the 538 forecast. At the time of this recording,

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