Trump’s nominations for U.S. ambassador are hardly draining the swamp Dennis Jett - May 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58630" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Former senator Scott Brown speaks in Nashua,
What can (or should) activists learn from the tea party? Vanessa Williamson and Theda Skocpol - May 11, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58077" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People protest outside Trump Tower in
We can’t find any evidence of voting fraud in New Hampshire. Sean Westwood, Michael Herron, and David Cottrell - February 28, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54730" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A ballot box is set Nov.
How and why retired politicians get lucrative appointments on corporate boards - February 1, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20785" align="aligncenter" width="605"] Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) left the Senate
Why Republicans may avoid the ghost of Senate elections past John Sides - April 9, 2014 [caption id="attachment_9242" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] 2012 Republican Senate candidate Richard
The 8 most pivotal Senate seats in 2014 Ben Highton - April 1, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark.,
Politico mocks and then agrees with our Senate forecast John Sides - February 7, 2014 Friday's "Playbook" features some commentary on our Senate forecasting model,
American politics is more competitive than ever. That's making partisanship worse. - January 9, 2014 [caption id="attachment_5011" align="aligncenter" width="1024" special=""] Then-Sen. Scott Brown
Why Money Still Matters John Sides - November 15, 2012 This is a guest post by political scientist and Sunlight
How Conservative Is Scott Brown? John Sides - October 10, 2012 A new UMass poll finds Elizabeth Warren leading Scott Brown
The Death March of the Moderates Nolan McCarty - February 29, 2012 A famous map by Charles Joseph Minard illustrates the plight
The Tea Party’s Lessons for #OWS Vanessa Williamson - December 5, 2011 As camps around the country face evictions, many are wondering
What Does NY-9 Mean? Joshua Tucker - September 14, 2011 A couple years ago, when Scott Brown won his special
How Democrats Interpreted NY-26 John Sides - June 16, 2011 After Kathy Hochul won the NY-26 special election, I wrote:
Did Russ Feingold Really Change FinReg? John Sides - July 22, 2010 Barry Pump rebuts McCarty, Poole, Romer, and Rosenthal's argument: bq.
The Return of the (Really) Conservative Democrat? Andrew Gelman - May 17, 2010 Boris Shor writes: Alan Mollohan (D), who has represented West
Tales from the Health Care Debate John Sides - May 4, 2010 A student of mine was an intern for a member
Scott Brown Could Be the Most Liberal Republican Senator John Sides - February 27, 2010 "Could be" reflects the uncertainty underlying any estimate of his
Abel Maldonado is a liberal Republican (but only in California) Andrew Gelman - February 11, 2010 Boris writes: State Senator Abel Maldonado was nominated by Governor
Is Opposition to Health Care Reform About the “Process”? John Sides - January 24, 2010 The Washington Post describes this finding from the poll I
44% of Scott Brown Voters Disagree with Scott Brown John Sides - January 24, 2010 A nice tidbit from the Washington Post/KFF/Harvard poll of MA
Scott Brown is More Liberal Than Olympia Snowe, and Now He’s Pivotal, Too Andrew Gelman - January 20, 2010 Boris writes, regarding the recent U.S. Senate election (in which
The Effect of the MA Special Election Joshua Tucker - January 20, 2010 Just as "John predicted":https://themonkeycage.org/2010/01/please_dont_tell_me_what_the_m.html, now that Scott Brown has "won
Scott Brown is a liberal Republican Andrew Gelman - January 15, 2010 Boris Shor writes: A special Senate election is being held