It’s no surprise that health care was the top issue for most voters. Roughly four in 10 voters listed it as their top concern, according to preliminary results from CNN’s national exit poll. This was especially true among Democrats. What is more surprising is that roughly seven in 10 voters […] Read more »
What voters are saying on Election Day: Virginia’s 10th CD
Virginia’s 10th Congressional District is among dozens of battlegrounds controlled by Republicans that will determine who controls the House. Rep. Barbara Comstock, a two-term Republican who represents the district’s constituents in suburban Northern Virginia, faces off against her Democrat rival, state Sen. Jennifer T. Wexton (Loudon). CONT. Chris Alcantara, Scott Clement […] Read more »
Role Of Polls During The Election Season
Midterm elections are always a little tricky for pollsters. What do polls about national issues and inclinations mean when control the House and Senate will be decided district by district and state by state? But this time around, there’s even less data and fewer polls to analyze. NPR’s Domenico Montanaro […] Read more »
Exit polls, election surveys and more: A guide for the 2018 midterms
… For more than a quarter-century, no matter which channel you were watching, much of that punditry ultimately derived from the same source: a nationwide survey of voters as they left their local polling places. … But on election night 2018, there will be an additional source of data on […] Read more »
What Happened Next Tuesday: A New Way To Understand Election Results
When the polls close on the midterm elections this coming Tuesday night, the country will turn its temporary attention towards understanding what happened. The winning and losing candidates will likely be clear. However, the “how” a candidate won, or the “why” a candidate lost will not be. Analysts and pundits […] Read more »
Looking for Trends on Election Night? Watch These 4 Key Indicators
With the fog of political coverage you’re likely to see over the next week, I wanted to provide Roll Call readers with a simple how-to guide to identify important indicators on election night and what I will be focusing on as an election analyst when the first numbers begin to […] Read more »