Was it a ‘blue wave’ or not? That depends on how you define a ‘wave.’ Matthew Green - November 13, 2018 Were Tuesday’s election results the 2018 “blue wave” Democrats were
Everything you need to know about the Supreme Court’s big gerrymandering case Barry Burden - October 1, 2017 [caption id="attachment_35493" align="aligncenter" width="908"] (Karen Bleier/Agence France-Presse)[/caption] On Tuesday, the
How to better communicate election forecasts — in one simple chart Justin Gross - November 29, 2016 On Oct. 30, the Chicago Cubs were down three games
This is why the Voting Rights Act is on trial in North Carolina Richard Hasen - July 31, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28013" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] President Lyndon B. Johnson goes to
Final forecast: Republicans have a 98% chance of taking the Senate John Sides - November 4, 2014 Barring any changes due to polls released in the next
Is the Election Lab forecast too confident in a GOP Senate majority? Eric McGhee - October 21, 2014 With about two weeks to go until Election Day, a
Why late shifts in the polls probably won’t help Democrats in Senate races John Sides - October 17, 2014 All of the major Senate forecasting models, including ours at
Why late shifts in the polls probably won't help Democrats in Senate races John Sides - October 17, 2014 All of the major Senate forecasting models, including ours at
Republicans have a 44% chance of taking the Senate. But it may be much higher. John Sides - January 27, 2014 [caption id="attachment_5758" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)[/caption] At
The electoral ramifications of the shutdown are far from clear John Sides - October 15, 2013 [caption id="attachment_1656" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] (Win McNamee/Getty Images)[/caption] The latest
The Republicans and Immigration Reform Redux John Sides - July 12, 2013 Now, perhaps there are unforeseen events that will permanently help
Could the GOP Lose Generations of Latino Voters? John Sides - July 11, 2013 The handful of studies on Latino party identification tends to
Why Is It So Hard to Get the Fundamentals Right? John Sides - August 24, 2012 Me, yesterday: bq. ...without any dramatic trend the resulting balance
Paul Ryan: The Base Mobilization Strategy that Romney Doesn’t Need John Sides - August 11, 2012 One theory of why Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan as
Potpourri John Sides - July 12, 2012 * Latest election forecast by Michael Lewis-Beck and Charles Tien
Some Predictions on the Supreme Court’s Decision John Sides - June 28, 2012 Before the Court issues its ruling, I'll put these down:
Polarization is Real (and Asymmetric) Nolan McCarty - May 15, 2012 This post is co-authored with Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, and
Underemphasized Points about the Economy and Elections John Sides - November 18, 2011 The latest rounds of "nerdfight" -- Seth Masket vs. Sean
Note to the “quals”: Instead of competing with the “quants,” take advantage of quantitive understanding to do better qualitative reporting and analysis Andrew Gelman - July 2, 2010 Mark Palko sends in this from Sean Trende: Writing on