2010 Elections, 9/9 edition – House/Senate/Governors polls

2010 Election Predictions – How we rank individual races

Now that Labor Day has passed, primary season is in the “home stretch”– the eight remaining Congressional primaries will conclude by September 18 (Louisiana’s “everything else” primary will be on Saturday, October 2). We are now basing our analyses on a composite of polls conducted over the last 14 days. Next month, we will compress this “look back period” to 7 days, since the tempo of campaigning will pick up even more in the last few weeks. Our rankings are based on the following criteria: [...]

Looking back on primary season and forward to “Super Tuesday II”

As the primary season wraps up, there are several things that are worth noting: [...]

Final Thoughts on the U.S. Senate Primary

To provide the most complete picture of Louisiana’s U.S. Senate primary, we wanted to do some more analysis of the vote both at a statewide and a Congressional District level. [...]

2010 Elections, 9/1 edition – House/Senate/Governors polls

2010 Election Predictions – How we rank individual races

As the Labor Day weekend approaches, primary season is in the “home stretch” now– the eight remaining Congressional primaries will conclude by September 18 (Louisiana’s “everything else” primary will be on Saturday, October 2). For the past several months, we based our calls on individual races on a composite of polls conducted over the last 28 days. Starting with this analysis, we will compress this “look back period” to 14 days, since voters are starting to tune into the fall elections now. Our rankings are based on the following criteria: [...]