… If we look at the national popular vote much has already been made of the fact that Clinton actually won more votes than Trump. The count is ongoing so exact figures will change even if this fact itself will not. … My initial reading of these numbers is that […] Read more »
What A Difference 2 Percentage Points Makes
Here’s the Electoral College map we’re going to end up with, assuming that every uncalled state goes to the candidate leading in the vote count there as of 4 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday. There’s a sea of red for President-elect Donald Trump. He earned 306 electoral votes and became […] Read more »
How Trump redrew the electoral map, from sea to shining sea
America’s political geography follows the contours of its physical geography. The coasts are home to urban Democratic havens, while Republicans count on the vast and less densely populated areas that almost always support the ticket. The suburbs that sit in between can swing elections, as they did for Obama in […] Read more »
Hillary Clinton will gain votes after Election Night. Here’s why.
Most Americans assume that by the wee hours of tomorrow, the national media will declare (unofficially, but still decisively) either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump our next president. Of course, the 2000 election showed that the result might not be settled so quickly. Considering how tight the polls have been, […] Read more »
30% of Trump supporters say they’ll protest the election if he loses
After the votes are counted Tuesday night, how will Americans react if their candidate loses? Speculation abounds. Our recent surveys indicate that supporters of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will respond differently, with Trump voters more likely to say they would protest the legitimacy of the election and encourage lawmakers […] Read more »
One Day Left: Counties to Watch
The Wall Street Journal’s ‘data guru’ Dante Chinni joins Chuck Todd to discuss the deepening fault lines along racial, educational and economic lines and outlines which key counties could decide the outcome of the election. Meet the Press Daily, NBC News Read more »