2022 Senate Ratings
As election season winds down, we enter a new chapter in politics. Joe Biden will be inaugurated on January 20th, 2021. Except for special elections and candidacy declarations, there won’t be much going on that will impact elections. I’ll post for the elections that do happen, such as the Georgia runoffs. I will also post […]
The Congressional Districts Biden Could Flip
There are 30 congressional districts represented by Democrats where Donald Trump won more votes than Hillary Clinton. There are only 6 Republican-held districts where Clinton prevailed. In theory, Republicans have more room to grow in the U.S. House. Let’s take a closer look. Where Biden Will Flip Democrat-Held Congressional Districts A lot of the congressional […]
The Electoral Map Shifts: Biden Likely To Win, The Senate Is A Toss-Up
Last week on this website, I said that I would be surprised if Trump wins re-election. Polls just keep getting worse for him, worse than they ever were in 2016 when he won by winning three crucial Rust Belt states by less than one percentage point over Clinton. Polls show a majority of Americans agree […]
July House Update: Democrats Push The Battlefield Into Red Territory
In February, when it was looking like Bernie Sanders would be the Democratic nominee, before COVID-19 and George Floyd’s death, but after the killing of ISIS leader Baghdadi, the USMCA trade deal that de-escalated the Chinese trade war, and Trump’s acquittal by the Senate, thing were looking up for the Grand Old Party. The question […]
May Senate Update: Republicans Catch A Few Breaks
Of the little political action that has taken place recently, a lot of it has applied to down ballot races. One example is Mike Garcia, a Republican, winning by 10 points in a congressional district that Hillary Clinton carried by 7 points and was thought to be getting bluer. This is a big win for […]
What Woman Would Be Biden’s Best Running Mate?
Chances are you’ve heard Joe Biden’s pledge to pick a female running mate. This is a smart idea, the prospect of the first female VP being sworn in on January 2021 gives a new level of excitement to Biden’s campaign among the Democratic base. However, it’s been radio silence from Biden’s campaign so far as […]
Revisiting the Presidential Race After Biden and Coronavirus
The scene of the presidential race is changing noticeably. Joe Biden has all but locked up the Democratic nomination, just as the coronavirus pandemic is taking a critical toll on America. It’s safe to say that this changes a few things. I am making 5 ratings changes to our electoral college map. State/District(Electoral Votes) Old […]
Bernie Sanders Is Now The Frontrunner for the Nominaion
Prologue So everything imaginable that could’ve gone wrong with the Iowa caucus went wrong, in addition to a few unimaginable things. I stayed up until almost midnight awaiting a result we didn’t get until late Thursday night. While Pete Buttigieg appears to have won the caucus by 2 state delegate equivalents, Bernie Sanders has won […]
January Democrat Primary Update: And Then There Were 12
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker dropped out of the presidential race Monday. This comes hot off the heels of former HUD Secretary Julian Castro and self-help author Marianne Williamson also dropping out earlier this year. Castro and Booker follow in Kamala Harris’s footsteps; candidates of color who look great and charismatic on paper but are […]