With the 2018 primary election season concluding in August and the general congressional mid-term election season ramping up, Kaiser Family Foundation polling finds younger women (ages 18-44) voters are more enthusiastic about voting this year than in previous mid-term elections. In a new data note about KFF’s June Health Tracking […] Read more »
99 Days to Go, and the Midterm Elections Battleground Is Not What Was Expected
The battleground in the fight for control of the House is starting to come into focus with 99 days to go until the November election. It’s not exactly the battleground that analysts expected. It’s not dominated by well-educated, suburban districts that voted for Hillary Clinton. Instead, the battleground is broad, […] Read more »
The wave that’s building for November may not be blue so much as pink
Given the wealth of news stories in any given five-minute period and given the focus on the battle to control the House in November’s midterm elections, there has been a consistent pattern to the tenure of President Trump that often goes unmentioned: the steady and active opposition of a majority […] Read more »
Anticipating A Russian Attack On The 2018 Election: What If Trump Is Right?
What if, this time around, a wave of foreign interference is aimed at helping Democrats take control of Congress? It’s an idea that has been batted around a great deal since 2016 based on the thesis that Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t actually care about either party. What he wants […] Read more »
5 metrics that suggest Democrats are poised for big wins 100 days to the midterms
We’re now just 100 days away from the midterms, and the big question on everyone’s mind is whether Democrats will net-gain 23 seats and gain control of the House of Representatives. A look at five different metrics suggests that Democrats are favored to take back the House, though each of […] Read more »
The 7 key factors defining the 2018 midterms
It will be a nationwide referendum on the Trump presidency. But that will mean very different things depending on what part of the nation we’re talking about. President Donald Trump is by far the biggest force driving politics in 2018. Trump has unleashed a fierce opposition yet has inspired loyalties […] Read more »