Now that the will of the voters has been expressed in the 2010 midterm elections, how are we to interpret the results ? We will answer this question in the next seven posts, which will cover not only the elections just concluded, but will look into the near term (i.e., 2011 and 2012) future.
A postmortem on Congressional turnover
Back in June, we had discussed Congressional turnover from a historical perspective. Now that all but 10 Congressional races have been decided, we would like to revisit that discussion.
Grading the Election Night guide
It’s one thing to make predictions. Were they accurate ? We made predictions on 252 House, Senate, and or governor’s races. Though there are 15 races still outstanding, the “score” is as follows:
2010 Elections At A Glance
House Projection – 261 Republicans, 174 Democrats (+84 Republicans and +2 Democrats) Senate Projection – 51 Republicans, 49 Democrats (+10 Republicans) Statehouse Projection – 34 Republicans, 15 Democrats, 1 Independent (+10 Republicans and +1 Independent)
Election Night guide
Watching returns on Election Night is an American tradition similar to Super bowl Sunday. On the ballot Tuesday will be federal, state, and local races – our focus will be on the Congressional (House and Senate) and the Governor’s races. So what should we look for?
2010 Elections, 10/28 version – House/Senate/Governors polls
2010 Election Predictions – How we rank individual races This is the last weekly pre-election analysis we are doing. Election Day edges ever closer, and the 5PM (Central time) Tuesday night poll closings in Indiana and Kentucky will provide early hints as to how the night will proceed. Our calls on Senate/Governor’s races are based […]
Early Voting in Louisiana concludes for November…..
The general election is now six days away. In person early voting has concluded (although mail in ballots can still be accepted until Monday). We have kept track of the early voting numbers, and what we’ve noticed so far is as follows:
Upset in the Mississippi Delta ?
Throughout this election cycle, we have continuously seen polls conducted for various races across the country that show dozens of Democrats (particularly in the House) in trouble. What about Congressional races closer to home ?
Early voting in Louisiana – the half time report
The general election is now 10 days away, and early voting has passed the halfway mark. We have been following the early voting numbers on a daily basis, and what we’ve noticed so far is as follows: