Whenever there is a special election or an off-year one, you can count on both parties to react in a familiar fashion. They focus on the bright spots and dismiss losses by telling us, “Don’t read too much into it.” Last Tuesday’s elections were a mixed bag for Republicans with […] Read more »
Are this week’s gubernatorial races a reason for Trump to panic?
FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver looks at what the outcome of governor’s races in Kentucky, Mississippi and Louisiana could mean for 2020. This Week, ABC News Read more »
Close Election in Kentucky Was Ripe for Twitter, and an Omen for 2020
A few hours after polls closed in Kentucky last Tuesday, a Twitter user writing under the handle @Overlordkraken1 posted a message to his 19 followers saying he had “just shredded a box of Republican mail-in ballots.” … Within hours of @Overlordkraken1’s tweet, as it became apparent that Mr. Bevin was […] Read more »
Kentucky: Exit Poll Provides A Closer Look at Bevin’s Loss
A group of political scientists and researchers, including Benjamin Knoll at Centre College, conducted an exit poll of the Kentucky governor’s race. They interviewed nearly 4,000 residents in the state. What they found was that Matt Bevin won overwhelmingly among evangelical and born-again Christians (62-36). He also won male voters […] Read more »
What the latest election results signify for both parties in 2020
In many ways, the election results last week, specifically the races in Virginia, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania, have noteworthy implications for Republicans and Democrats going into 2020. However, both parties must be wary before drawing absolute conclusions from these results. CONT. Douglas E. Schoen, The Hill Read more »
Recent Polls Show Trump’s Support Is Flagging in the Suburbs — and Beyond
From governors’ houses to state assemblies, many Republican incumbents lost their seats on Tuesday — largely thanks to suburban Republican voters disillusioned with President Trump. Since Mr. Trump’s rise in 2016, Republicans have seen their support slip in affluent suburbs such as those around Philadelphia and the Virginia counties near […] Read more »