Today, DDHQ data contributor Aaron Booth explores the changing political landscape of the Mississippi River. You can follow him here. It was certainly no accident that Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar launched her 2020 Presidential campaign standing next to the Mississippi River. Not only did it allow her to discuss the 2007 I-35W bridge collapse and her effort … [Read more...] about Klobuchar’s Pitch: Navigating the Mississippi River towards the Presidency
Upcoming Special Elections in the Keystone
Today, Decision Desk HQ reporter Jeff Ditzler breaks down the upcoming special election contests in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. You can follow Jeff here. Punxsutawney Phil may have predicted an early spring, but a flurry of special elections is about to occur in his home state. U.S. Rep. Tom Marino, a Republican from Williamsport, resigned his post in January, setting … [Read more...] about Upcoming Special Elections in the Keystone
Forty-five House Seats Decided by Five Points or Less
Wave elections are remembered for the sheer number of seats flipped and of course the upsets, but the volume of close contests in them can be useful when looking ahead to the next cycle. Forty-five House seats were decided by margins of five or less, almost all of them held by Republicans. Republicans held onto twenty-four of them and lost twenty and control of the House … [Read more...] about Forty-five House Seats Decided by Five Points or Less
RACE CALL RETRACTION IN CA-21
Decision Desk HQ is retracting the call we made in the CA-21 race. On election night we called the race for incumbent Congressman David Valadao over Democratic challenger T.J. Cox. Valadao finished election night with an 8% lead over Cox. As the mail in votes came in over the last two weeks, that lead has shrunk to the point we can no longer stand by our call. To give you an … [Read more...] about RACE CALL RETRACTION IN CA-21
Uncalled Races Update
As of this writing, DDHQ has not called four House contests: CALIFORNIA-39 GEORGIA-07 TEXAS-23 UTAH-04 California's 39th remains uncalled due to the outstanding vote count. Republican Young Kim sported a lead on election night, but that has evaporated entirely as the mail-in ballot count stretched into its second week. She now narrowly trails Democratic candidate … [Read more...] about Uncalled Races Update