The Electoral College: Maine and Nebraska’s Crucial Battleground Votes
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — Nationalization has pushed urban and rural areas apart; Maine and Nebraska are no exceptions
Wisconsin: 2020’s Ground Zero
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — A perpetual swing state, Wisconsin seems poised to play a pivotal role in next
Handicapping North Carolina’s New Districts
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — With a new congressional map in place, Democrats seem poised to flip two seats
Shades of Alabama in Louisiana’s Gubernatorial Runoff
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — In his narrow reelection win on Saturday, Gov. John Bel Edwards (D-LA) replicated some
In Close Runoff, Democrats Try to Finish Strong in Louisiana
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — In advance of Saturday’s runoff gubernatorial election in Louisiana, the data point to Gov.
Louisiana Governor: Nationalized Trends Emerge as Runoff Looms
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — As a result of Saturday’s jungle primary, the Crystal Ball has changed its rating
Louisiana 2019: Welcome to the Jungle (Primary)
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — Gov. John Bel Edwards (D-LA) defied the partisan lean of his state in 2015,
Republicans Hunt for Safer Ground in Shifting Southern California
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — San Diego County, once a linchpin of the GOP’s Golden State coalition, now votes
NC-9: West to the Left, East to the Right
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2018 Senate: How the “Trump Ten” Races Compared to 2016
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