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Now that we are on the other side of Labor Day and summer is subsiding, this is — as tradition goes — when focus on political campaigns really begins to heat up. The off-year elections this November will get some attention, but the main attraction is still the … Should We Trust Polls Campaigns Leak To The Press?Read more

By Galen Druke, Leah Askarinam, G. Elliott Morris and Nathaniel Rakich, Galen Druke, Leah Askarinam, G. Elliott Morris and Nathaniel Rakich, Galen Druke, Leah Askarinam, G. Elliott Morris and Nathaniel Rakich and Galen Druke, Leah Askarinam, G. Elliott Morris and Nathaniel Rakich   More: Apple Podcasts | ESPN … Politics Podcast: Is Donald Trump The Inevitable GOP Nominee?Read more

Ron DeSantis Ron DeSantis Probably Didn’t Turn Florida Red The state was already changing in big ways before he was elected governor. By Nathaniel Rakich Sep. 11, 2023, at 2:34 PM ABC News Photo Illustration / Win McNamee / Getty Images In his presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron … Ron DeSantis Probably Didn’t Turn Florida RedRead more

Age Aging Politicians Are Only Going To Get More Common By Monica Potts Sep. 7, 2023, at 6:00 AM Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s recent freezes in front of cameras, in conjunction with the comparatively advanced ages of the two presidential front-runners, has American voters thinking about politicians’ … Aging Politicians Are Only Going To Get More CommonRead more

Among the most politically tuned-in, last week saw the kind of hand-wringing and accusations of bias surrounding the polls that you’d usually expect from the final two months of a campaign, not the final year and two months of a campaign. The focus was largely on general election … Why Biden Is Losing Support Among Voters Of ColorRead more

FiveThirtyEight   More: Apple Podcasts | ESPN App | RSS | Amazon Music | Spotify Among the most politically tuned-in, last week saw the kind of hand-wringing and accusations of bias surrounding the polls that you’d usually expect from the final two months of a campaign, not the … Politics Podcast: Polling Silly Season BeginsRead more

2024 Election Why ‘Bidenomics’ Isn’t Working For Biden The economy is improving, but Americans aren’t giving Biden credit for it. A FiveThirtyEight Chat Sep. 12, 2023, at 4:07 PM Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. nrakich (Nathaniel Rakich, senior elections analyst): For … Why ‘Bidenomics’ Isn’t Working For BidenRead more

2024 Republican Debates The Second GOP Debate Could Be Smaller, With Or Without Trump Six of the eight candidates from the first debate appear set to qualify for the Sept. 27 event. By Geoffrey Skelley Sep. 14, 2023, at 6:00 AM Eight Republican candidates participated in the party’s … The Second GOP Debate Could Be Smaller, With Or Without TrumpRead more

2024 Election The Senate Is Losing One Of Its Few Remaining Moderate Republicans Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah isn’t seeking a second term, and his potential successors are generally more conservative. By Nathaniel Rakich Sep. 13, 2023, at 6:40 PM In his announcement that he would not seek … The Senate Is Losing One Of Its Few Remaining Moderate RepublicansRead more

Impeachment What Americans Think Of The Biden Impeachment Inquiry Most aren’t convinced President Biden is implicated in his son’s wrongdoing. By Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux Sep. 14, 2023, at 3:41 PM Photo Illustration by ABC News / Getty Images Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly-ish polling roundup. It’s officially impeachment season … What Americans Think Of The Biden Impeachment InquiryRead more