Even though the Virginia gubernatorial race is just one race in one state (OK, commonwealth), Republican Glenn Youngkin’s victory will reverberate around the country and set the early stage for the 2022 midterm elections.
Considering the next big Election Day is a year away, there will be plenty of time…
Under normal conditions, Democrats win in Virginia. But these clearly aren’t normal conditions.
In the final moments of the 2021 race for governor, it’s clear that the race is coming down to the wire and Democrats no longer have a discernible advantage. We’re changing our rating from Tilt Democratic to…
A month after polls closed, California has finally finished counting all the ballots for the recall election. In the end, it wasn’t close — Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom prevailed 62-38 percent. While polling pointed to a relatively competitive race for a few weeks, Newsom actually matched his margin from the…
With just more than a week to go until Election Day in Virginia, Democrats are sweating the first big political test of the post-Trump presidency era.
Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, has been the favorite to win back his old perch since the beginning of the year.
He still…
Even though this fall's race for governor in Virginia is just one race in one state, it will determine the initial narrative of the midterm elections next year.
Former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe has had a consistent advantage over Republican Glenn Youngkin in the commonwealth, but some Democratic strategists are…
The next presidential election is more than three years away, and even the midterms won’t happen for another 14 months. Yet President Joe Biden could be on the brink of losing something costly: the benefit of the doubt.
While I’m on the record as skeptical that Afghanistan will be…
In the end, it wasn’t even close.
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California easily turned back the effort to remove him from office on Tuesday. With two-thirds of the vote counted already, 64 percent of voters opted to keep the first-term incumbent, compared to just 36 percent who wanted him…
It’s Election Day, but more than eight million Californians have already voted in the recall election. Since our last update two weeks ago, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has strengthened his position and is increasingly likely to defeat the recall attempt.
Polling
The FiveThirtyEight polling average…
Christopher Sebastian is a Senior Analyst for Kantar/CMAG.
The complicated logistics of the California recall process created a noticeable divide in the messaging and broadcast strategies of Democrats and Republicans.
While those against the Sept. 14 recall only needed to convince Californians to show up to the polls and vote…
Voters across California are already beginning to vote in what may be the most important election of the year. The attempted recall of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is poised to be a blockbuster event that may have ramifications well beyond the Golden State.
How the Recall Works
The Sept.…
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