Based on traffic stats, the great majority of you arrived in the last few days. We’re living out some likely events I suggested in September. First, mail-in votes are different this year. They are taking a while to count in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Second, given the Trump Administration’s attitude to the law, it matters who […]
Entries Tagged as '2020 Election'
Counting, conflict, and consequences
November 4th, 2020, 10:03am by Sam Wang
Tags: 2020 Election · President · Redistricting · Senate
PEC 2020 Liveblog thread #2
November 3rd, 2020, 11:41pm by Sam Wang
New thread. 11:32 pm: Fox has called Arizona for Biden. So far the reported returns, compared with pre-election polls, appear to be 6% toward Trump (Florida), 3.5% toward Trump (North Carolina), and 0% (New Hampshire). Pretty big errors, though not a pattern that tells us about WI/MI/PA. 11:51 pm: It’s like I said back in […]
Tags: 2020 Election
PEC 2020 Liveblog thread #1
November 3rd, 2020, 8:01pm by Sam Wang
Under current conditions, watching partial counts come in is like trying to guess someone’s weight as they put different body parts on the scale – but you are not told which part is being measured. Give it time, everyone. This is not a normal election night. — Sam Wang (@SamWangPhD) November 4, 2020 Live thread […]
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Our Electoral Innovation Lab’s Twitter thread
November 3rd, 2020, 7:02pm by Sam Wang
A Twitter thread from the Electoral Innovation Lab team, plus a few people we’ve come to rely on. We’re watching state legislative races and democracy-reform ballot initiatives. Also some trackers:
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Last snapshot, 2020: President, Senate, legislatures
November 3rd, 2020, 5:55pm by Sam Wang
Today’s the last day of voting. In normal years we call it Election Day. This year, it’s the day when the vote-counting begins. Thanks to all the early voting, polling stations are generally not busy. If you haven’t yet, go vote! Text MYVOTE to 977-79 to find your polling place. Here are some resources for […]
Tags: 2020 Election · House · Princeton · Redistricting · Senate
Politics & Polls #208: Election Day 2020
November 3rd, 2020, 2:06pm by Sam Wang
This morning Julian Zelizer and I went down memory lane…to our 2016 pre-election episode. It was an eye-opener. I talk about elections very differently now. We get into what to look for, what to be concerned about, and how to use polling data without being a passive observer. Take a listen!
Tags: 2020 Election · Politics · Princeton
Avoiding conflict despite the Electoral College
November 3rd, 2020, 7:41am by Sam Wang
Don’t forget, the states in gold started counting their mail-in votes today or last night!
Tags: 2020 Election · President
Geek’s Guide 2020, version 2.2 (Monday 10:30pm)
November 2nd, 2020, 10:07am by Sam Wang
Morning, everyone. One day to go. I’m holding at Fauci 2. You? Here’s version 2.2 of the PEC Geek’s Guide To The Election. (doc, PDF) State legislative races have been added. Other useful guides: the PEC 50-State Guide, Taniel’s What’s On The Ballot, and what David Leonhardt is watching. In comments, please post your favorite […]
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Redistricting Spitball, Texas style
November 1st, 2020, 3:30pm by Sam Wang
Update, 11/3: The federal judge dismissed the case. The votes will be counted! For Election Day, the Harris County clerk has left one drive-through voting center open, at the Toyota Center. We created Redistricting Moneyball to identify places where votes are exceptionally valuable in their potential to affect Congressional redistricting. The idea was to enhance […]
Tags: 2020 Election · Moneyball · Redistricting
Can Montana and South Carolina slip off the Presidential coattails?
November 1st, 2020, 9:05am by Sam Wang
In our polarized political age, downticket races are increasingly driven by partisanship. Yet we still pay close attention to individual candidates – in Senate races, Joni Ernst’s inability to name the price of soybeans, or Cal Cunningham’s extramarital affair. Can races be simultaneously nationalized (i.e. track partisan affiliation) and separated from the Presidential race? Here […]
Tags: 2020 Election · Senate
