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Drew McCoy

DDHQ’s Guide To Watching Election Night Part I: 6pm-7:30pm Eastern

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We're less than a week away until Election Day 2018 and the sheer number of races in play can be overwhelming. Our election night results site is now live. There are a lot of great options and information for you to use, so take some time prior to Tuesday to familiarize yourself with all the features. You can have complete access just by signing up for a free account right … [Read more...] about DDHQ’s Guide To Watching Election Night Part I: 6pm-7:30pm Eastern

A Look At 2018 Primary Season Highlights And What They May Mean For November

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Last week marked the end of the 2018 primary season. We began our results coverage the first week of March in Texas and finished last Thursday in NY. As part of our weekly newsletter (which you receive when you sign up for access to our results and the 0ptimus Forecast Model here) DDHQ Executive Director Brandon Finnigan took a look back at some of the key races that may … [Read more...] about A Look At 2018 Primary Season Highlights And What They May Mean For November

New York Primary Preview

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The end of the road is here! The 2018 primary season started back on March 6th in Texas and ends tonight in NY, some 740 races (give or take) later. We’re only here tonight because NY is…different. You may be thinking, “didn’t we do NY back in June?” Yes, yes we did but that was the federal level primaries. The Empire State, in its infinite wisdom, holds a separate … [Read more...] about New York Primary Preview

It’s Primary Day In Delaware. And There’s A Chance For An Upset In A US Senate Race.

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It’s a somewhat unusual Thursday election day (next Thursday is the final primary day, New York state offices) but there’s the potential it will be an interesting one. Tom Carper is a low key, three term Democratic Senator from The First State. He first won election in 2000 by defeating 5 term Republican Senator William Roth. At the time of that campaign Roth was 78 and his … [Read more...] about It’s Primary Day In Delaware. And There’s A Chance For An Upset In A US Senate Race.