As a presidential battleground with multiple hot House races and a competitive Senate contest, Texas is a legitimate part of the 2020 conservation. Now there’s another way to analyze Texas’ state of competitiveness. In 2018, Inside Elections revealed two of our new statistics: Baseline and Vote Above Replacement (VAR). Baseline captures a state or congressional […]
In light of last night’s news about President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump testing positive for the coronavirus, there’s no doubt that this election has already received an October surprise. Pair this development with Tuesday night’s rowdy presidential debate, and it’s easy to conjure up the narrative of a campaign turned on its […]
The votes haven’t even been counted yet, but one thing is certain: The next Congress is going to be filled with losers. Both parties are hinging their majority dreams on candidates who have recently lost races, many of them just two years ago for the very office they are seeking in 2020. Of course, how […]
While Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death will go down as yet another historic event in 2020, it’s unlikely to change the fundamental trajectory of the elections. In the middle of huge breaking news stories, it can be hard to remember that the country is incredibly polarized and the race between President Donald Trump […]