… We need evidence-based elections: processes that create strong public evidence that the reported winners really won and the reported losers really lost, despite any problems that might have occurred. Every step in election administration—from technology choices to voter eligibility checks, physical security, the canvass, and audits—should flow from that […] Read more »
Majority of Georgia voters say presidential election conducted fairly, CNN exit poll shows
Georgia voters who cast ballots in the runoff elections that will determine control of the US Senate mostly say that their state’s presidential election in November was conducted fairly, and around three-quarters say they are confident their vote in this election will be counted accurately, according to the early results […] Read more »
With no traditional polling, both parties look to early voting turnout for predictions
Not a single major telephone pollster conducted a survey in Georgia ahead of Tuesday’s runoff elections — partly out of exhaustion after the polls missed the mark in November’s general contest, and partly because of how dicey it always is to poll a runoff, when turnout patterns become especially difficult […] Read more »
GOP pollster says ‘the next 48 hours are going to be among the worst’ ever for Republicans
Control of the Senate is up for grabs and voting in the Georgia runoff ends Tuesday. Frank Luntz, pollster and political strategist, joined “Squawk Box” on Tuesday morning to discuss why he thinks Democrats will win the elections. CNBC The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll […] Read more »
GOP Likely Needs a Big Georgia Turnout Today
With Election Day voting underway in the crucial Senate runoffs in Georgia, we continue to see both races as Toss-ups. But after an early-voting period where Democrats may have performed better than they did in the lead-up to the November election, Republicans may need to follow suit with an impressive […] Read more »
Democrats Hope Georgia Will Become The Next Virginia, But It Could End Up Being The Next North Carolina
When Colorado, North Carolina and Virginia flipped to the Democratic side in the 2008 presidential election, it seemed like the start of a long-lasting shift. A Democratic Party increasingly synonymous with people of color, college graduates and urbanites appeared destined to win in states with growing, well-educated, racially diverse metropolises […] Read more »