We're only at the end of January 2023, but November 2024 is already looming over us. With the midterms in the rearview mirror, the 2024 Republican primary is already beginning to kick into gear, as former President Donald Trump jumped into the race on November 15th. In response, other prospective Republican candidates are subtly and not-so-subtly maneuvering to get in as … [Read more...] about 2024 Round-Up: The Latest Developments in the Presidential Contest
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What to Watch: An Hour-By-Hour 2022 Election Night Guide
After two long years, we’re finally here. The 2022 midterms election cycle ends on Tuesday night. Results in 35 Senate elections, 39 Gubernatorial races, all 435 Congressional contests and down-ballot battles from every state will begin to flood into newsrooms across the world, including here at Decision Desk HQ. So which races should you be watching? Well, all of them. … [Read more...] about What to Watch: An Hour-By-Hour 2022 Election Night Guide
How the Senate Landscape Has Shifted and What It Looks Like Now
Way back before Labor Day, I took an in-depth examination of the 2022 Senate landscape and the eight races poised to decide which party will hold the majority. Over the past month and half, of course, there’s been quite a bit of movement across the political landscape. So with just three weeks to go, I thought the best method to judge where we are now is to probe how all … [Read more...] about How the Senate Landscape Has Shifted and What It Looks Like Now
Candidate Death Throws Pivotal Minnesota House Race Into Chaos… Again
Early voting has already begun in Minnesota, and for the second election cycle in a row, a deceased candidate will appear on the ballot in a key U.S. House race. What happened? Paula Overby, the Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate in the heated race for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District, died on Oct. 5 due to heart complications, according to her son. An official … [Read more...] about Candidate Death Throws Pivotal Minnesota House Race Into Chaos… Again
Crucial Once Again: Wisconsin Poised to Be 2022’s Ultimate Battleground
Last week, I took a look at the contests to watch in the West’s most intriguing swing state: Nevada. This week, we’ll venture a few time zones eastward to the Midwest. After all, few states have a better claim to bellwether status than Wisconsin. In 2016, Donald Trump flipped the state by just 22,748 votes. Four years later, Joe Biden won it back with a margin of only 20,682 … [Read more...] about Crucial Once Again: Wisconsin Poised to Be 2022’s Ultimate Battleground