After Hillary Clinton’s loss in 2016, it was an open question whether Democrats’ path back to the White House would rely on flipping increasingly purple Sun Belt states or winning back old “blue wall” states in the Rust Belt. Based… Continue Reading
Elections analyst Nathaniel Rakich takes a look at four key Senate races in our Senate forecast that could feel the effects of the ongoing battle to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat.
Genesis Brand editor-in-chief Nate Silver explains how the Senate’s rural skew makes it hard for Democrats to win a majority. For more insights into the race for the Senate, check out our 2020 Senate forecast.
Of all the massively consequential questions raised by the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of the more callous — but nevertheless important — is, “How does it affect the 2020 election?” The short answer is that… Continue Reading
Two of the biggest questions in the aftermath of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death are, “Will whomever President Trump chooses to replace Ginsburg be confirmed?” and, “How will the nomination and confirmation process affect the 2020 elections?” Those two questions… Continue Reading