Two months have passed since Decision Desk Headquarters previously examined the September 14th California gubernatorial recall. We published that article before California restored Coronavirus safety measures in response to the arrival of the Delta variant, before seasonal wildfires spread throughout the state, and before California reentered a drought. We noted earlier that … [Read more...] about Previewing the California Gubernatorial Recall Election
Gubernatorial
Minnesota GOP Party Chair Resigns after amid Scandals and Accusations
Minnesota Republican party leader Jennifer Carnahan was forced to resign from her position on August 19th after subordinates alleged she created a toxic workplace and ignored cases of sexual misconduct. Carnahan’s resignation is the latest episode in an evolving scandal within the Minnesota GOP that leaves the party “morally bankrupt.” This crisis tarnishes the state party’s … [Read more...] about Minnesota GOP Party Chair Resigns after amid Scandals and Accusations
Kathy Hochul, the Woman who will Replace Governor Andrew Cuomo
After several months of inquiry, on August 3rd New York’s Attorney General Letitia James released the report of the independent counsel charged with investigating the sexual harassment allegations against Governor Andrew Cuomo. The abhorrent conclusion that Cuomo sexually harassed at least eleven women prompted condemnation from almost every prominent Democratic … [Read more...] about Kathy Hochul, the Woman who will Replace Governor Andrew Cuomo
The Increasingly Uncompetitive California Gubernatorial Recall Election
In April California’s Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced that the campaign against Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom had enough signatures to trigger a recall election. Weber’s office finalized and officially confirmed the recall petition’s success on June 23rd. On July 1st Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis announced a recall date of September 14th, leaving just ten … [Read more...] about The Increasingly Uncompetitive California Gubernatorial Recall Election
Presenting the 2018 Øptimus Gubernatorial (Polling) Model
As we head into the final weekend before Election Day, we're excited to reveal our gubernatorial probabilities. While we did not apply our House and Senate methodology to produce a full gubernatorial model, we wanted to release our take on where these races stood. We settled on a polling model, similar to what we use to input polling into our House and Senate models. Think of … [Read more...] about Presenting the 2018 Øptimus Gubernatorial (Polling) Model