Split Signals Out of Colorado County

All election results aren’t equally important, as some places may matter more than others. Consider Arapahoe County, Colo. Sitting just east of Denver, Arapahoe is a crucial county in one of the most important swing states on the electoral map. It’s the kind of place both Democrats and Republicans see […] Read more »

Senate Battleground Poll: Women’s Reproductive Health Remains an Electoral Priority

While the continuing economic struggles of everyday Americans played a central role in the 2014 election, protecting women’s access to health care, including abortion, played an important part as well. A new NARAL Pro-Choice America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund survey in four key Senate battleground states demonstrates that voters […] Read more »

Latino Decisions: What 2014 Taught Us

Results from Latino Decisions’ election eve poll are out. So are the media’s national exit polls. And, of course, in almost every state and district we now have the final election returns. What did we learn from the 2014 midterms? Herewith, LD’s bullet-pointed list of the 8 major takeaways from […] Read more »

Obama Effect Likely Negative in Key Senate Races

In an election in which President Barack Obama’s mediocre approval ratings have cast a shadow on Democrats’ efforts to maintain their slim Senate majority, his image has remained generally weak in six states featuring competitive races. This includes sub-40% approval ratings over the last several months in Iowa (38%), Kansas […] Read more »