Benjamin Wittes on Politics & Polls
Benjamin Wittes of Lawfare joined Julian Zelizer and me today on Politics & Polls. He gave us an unsparing look at potential crimes & wha...
Senate: 49 Dem | 51 Rep (range: 47-52)
Control: (R+1.0%) from toss-up
Generic polling: D+1.0%
Control: D+1.0%
Harris 268 EV (D+0.0%)
Moneyball states: President N1 NC GA
During college football season, the Princeton Alumni Association hosts fall lectures for people who come back to campus for the home games. This morning I gave the pregame lecture for the Yale game. My topic: can math help repair partisan gerrymandering and the Electoral College? Great audience, great questions.
There is no video available. However, the slides are here. The real-life experience is possible, but only if I come visit!
Well done and thanks for posting. Really a call to arms, backed by data, to eliminate Gerrymandering.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23631520-700-wrong-division-how-maths-can-save-democracy-from-gerrymandering/