The Institute of Politics (IOP) at Harvard Kennedy School today released the results of their biannual survey of 18- to 29- year olds showing that young Americans are significantly more likely to vote in the upcoming midterm elections compared to 2010 and 2014. Overall, 40 percent report that they will […] Read more »
Young Americans are more likely to vote this year than past two midterms, new poll finds
Young Americans under the age of 30, mobilized in part by strong disapproval of President Trump and a desire for Democrats to control Congress, are likelier to vote this year than they were ahead of midterm elections in 2014 and 2010, according to a new poll. The survey, from the […] Read more »
Arizona, Florida, Indiana: Tight contests mark critical Senate races
Tight contests dominate the Senate landscape: In Florida, incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican Gov. Rick Scott are tied among likely voters, 46 percent to 46 percent including those who have cast ballots already. … Health care concerns have helped Democrat Kyrsten Sinema to a slight three-point advantage over […] Read more »
Ten days from Election Day, Trump stands at the center of the storm
This is the time in an election cycle when people who do politics for a living are nervous. They look for evidence, favorable or unfavorable, they can trust. They weigh what polls tell them against what their instincts tell them, or against what they believe can still happen. It is […] Read more »
Making Sense of Midterm-Mania
Is 2018 really “The Year of Women”? Does early voting turnout matter? Is this the most important election of our lifetime? Bob speaks with Clare Malone, senior political writer for FiveThirtyEight, who breaks down the numbers, myths, and exaggerations making their way into the national conversation ahead of the midterms. […] Read more »
Democrats Have Numbers on Their Side in Battle for the House. Republicans Have the Map.
Dozens of House races remain extremely close in the closing days of the midterms, according to New York Times Upshot/Siena College polls, making it easy to envision a Democratic blowout or a district-by-district battle for control that lasts for weeks. The difference between the two outcomes will depend on whether […] Read more »