The Supreme Court Will Decide the Texas Gerrymandering Case Within Days, But Either Way, the Republican Scheme is Sputtering
This week, the United States Supreme Court is sure to decide the appeal by the State of Texas of aContinue Reading
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CONGESTION PRICING DRIVES INTO THE FALL ELECTION
Governor Hochul’s last-second announcement on June 5th, 2024, to pause New York’s Congestion Pricing Plan caused understandable dismay and evenContinue Reading
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Congressional Redistricting is Getting a Restart in New York- Democrats Can Avoid a Second Debacle and Win on the Existing Lines
On December 12, 2023, the New York State Court of Appeals, New York’s highest court, ruled that the State’s CongressionalContinue Reading
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AS THE 2024 ELECTION APPROACHES, NEW YORK’S CONGRESSIONAL LINES AND ITS VOTE-BY-MAIL PROCESS MAY ONCE AGAIN BE IN PLAY
The Congressional elections in New York have become pivotal to both political parties for control of the House of RepresentativesContinue Reading
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New York’s Congressional Redistricting Could Be Tipping Point in Midterm Battle for Control of House
The Census Bureau released its population counts for the nation and the states on April 26, including changes for theContinue Reading
New York Democrats Won Big on Election Night, But Many Legislative Wins Were Razor-Thin
The slumbering Democratic midterm electorate awakened this year, in both New York and the nation. Across the country, the sumContinue Reading
Polls of Trump’s Credibility and Support for His Re-Election Show Him Doing Far Worse Than His General Approval Rating
One of the unending surprises of life in the Trump era for Americans who oppose the current President is howContinue Reading
Midterms Down to the Wire: Results of NYT/Siena Live Polling of House Districts Nationwide Gives Dems Hope of Winning Control
The midterm election is coming to its conclusion, and the importance of this election and the tightness of so manyContinue Reading
New York and New Jersey House Races Factor into the National MidTerm Picture
New York and New Jersey competitive House races are battleground districts in the midterms next week. Here’s a straight-no-chaser articleContinue Reading
Polls of House Districts Across the Nation Show Many Close Elections and Victory for Democrats Within Their Grasp
The New York Times and the Siena Polling Institute have joined forces to conduct extensive polling about the midterm electionsContinue Reading
EVEN FOX NEWS HAS THE DEMOCRATS AHEAD BY ELEVEN POINTS IN A POLL ON THE MIDTERMS- A LABOR DAY LOOK AT A STRANGE POLL CALLED THE GENERIC CONGRESSIONAL BALLOT
Yes, it’s true. Even Fox News has the Democrats ahead of Republicans by eleven points in a late summer pollContinue Reading
CONGRESS 2018: THE 7% SOLUTION- CAN DEMOCRATS GET THERE? A MAY POLLING UPDATE
The Congress 2018 column I published in early April looked at how the Democrats and Republicans are doing in theContinue Reading
CONGRESS 2018: A LOOK AT RECENT POLLS VS. WHAT HAPPENED IN 2014
The flow of polling across the country about politics includes a question regularly asked of the electorate called the GenericContinue Reading