Nate Silver says he has “a lot of sympathy” for Kamala Harris after her loss, saying that Joe Biden “did her no favors”—although he maintained that she was still a “replacement-level candidate” in her own right.

Pollster Nate Silver said he has “a lot of sympathy” for Vice President Harris after her loss to President-elect Trump because President Biden “did her no favors” before or after he dropped out of the presidential race this summer.

President-elect Donald Trump clinched the White House in a decisive victory last week after sweeping the seven battleground states. Silver, who declared the race a toss-up up until Election Day, said in Friday’s post that Trump’s win was largely President Biden’s fault and argued Harris was not a strong enough candidate.

The model projected Vice President Kamala Harris as the likely winner despite her falling behind in vote counts