" Smith said. "Should it require additional time to know the results of this election, we want everyone to know that we are ready to handle many different scenarios, and we have the right people in place to keep our city safe."
As we watch results come in and slice and dice the political geography of the most competitive states, I'm cautiously watching a few bellwether areas. Semafor's David Weigel identifies Hamilton County, Indiana, as such a place to watch, where Trump's victory there was more narrow than Republ...
Southern Cook County and the City of Chicago representatives to assure they are all acting in the best interest of the 1st district, not on personal agendas, hiding, or simply missing the opportunities to produce long term growth for their constituents outside the Chicago city limits...
The following table shows the main polling place equipment used in the key counties (those with the most votes) in house races that flipped between the 538 predictions and the actual results: PREDICT ACTUAL MARGIN N AREA MARGIN MARGIN SHIFT COUNTY VOTES POLLING PLACE EQUIPMENT 1 FL-26 8.21 ...
November 2018 general election results (county-level). https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/UYSHST Polsby, D. D., & Popper, R. D. (1991). The Third Criterion: Compactness as a Procedural Safeguard against Partisan Gerrymandering. Yale Law & Policy Review, 9(2), 301. Google Scholar Powell, ...
Since our last update, the results of a few more ballot measures related to abortion have been projected. In Nevada, ABC News has projected that Question 6, which would enshrine the right to an abortion in the state's Constitution will pass. ABC News also projects that the pro-abortion rig...
In the 7th District, which includes Washington D.C.'s most outer suburbs and two rural counties, former CIA agent turned Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger is facing Prince William County Supervisor Yesli Vega, a former police officer. Crime and abortion have dominated the airwaves in the campai...
But on the other, Republicans look like they will have a historically small majority: 221-214, if current results hold. That eight-seat gain would be far short of how the opposition party usually does in midterm elections. And Republicans lost some races that they really ought to have won,...
is feeling bullish about his bid to become GOP Conference leader after Tuesday night’s results — both his own decisive win in Florida and Donald Trump’s victory. “As Senate Republican leader, Senator Scott will bring Florida’s winning conservative record to Washington and be a true all...
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