Ever wonder what it's like to have to predict turnout in the most unpredictable election in recent memory? Want to know what it's like to call races on election night, including being the first to call the presidency? In this episode of Around The Desk, we take you inside Decision Desk HQ's preparations leading up to election night 2020 and behind the scenes on election night … [Read more...] about Around The Desk- A Look Back At Election Night 2020
Around The Desk: The DDHQ Turnout Model
The 2020 election presents a number of challenges, one of which is predicting turnout. In the past reporting services like Decision Desk HQ used “Precincts Reporting” as the metric to gauge how much of the vote was in in a particular county or state. With more and more people voting early or by mail, even before Covid-19, precincts reporting was becoming less and less useful … [Read more...] about Around The Desk: The DDHQ Turnout Model
Around The Desk Podcast Episode 1
DDHQ's Around The Desk is back this time as a podcast. In our first episode, we're joined by two DDHQ Contributors Aaron Booth (@actoraaronbooth) and Noah Rudnick (@rudnicknoah). We discuss the state of the presidential race, national vs. state polling, spending on Senate campaigns and how the Supreme Court confirmation battle may affect key races, and why everyone is ignoring … [Read more...] about Around The Desk Podcast Episode 1
DDHQ On The BBC
In case you missed it yesterday, Decision Desk HQ Director of Elections, Brandon Finnigan, was on the BBC World News service to discuss the upcoming November elections. Thanks to the BBC for providing the video. … [Read more...] about DDHQ On The BBC
Presenting the DDHQ-0ptimus 2020 Election Forecast Model
As the party conventions are set to kick off, we are presenting the 2020 Decision Desk HQ Election Forecasting Model, developed in conjunction with 0ptimus Analytics for the second straight cycle. Election models are no longer unique qualitative takes on a political elections. Rather, they have become somewhat commonplace analysis pieces that permeate the discussions among … [Read more...] about Presenting the DDHQ-0ptimus 2020 Election Forecast Model