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Wave Elections
Aug. 4, 2018
These Trends Suggest the Democratic Midterm Wave Will Get Bigger In the past, the party controlling the White House found itself with a lot more vulnerable House seats than expected late in the cycle.
Apr. 6, 2018
The House Midterm Landscape is Settling — and It Looks Treacherous for the GOP While the big-picture factors affecting the 2018 elections have marginally improved for Republicans, individual races aren’t looking so hot for them.
Mar. 17, 2018
Will the Youth Vote Surge in November? Nobody’s ever figured out how to get young people to vote in midterms in representative numbers. Donald Trump in the White House may do the trick.
Feb. 21, 2018
Democrat Takes Kentucky House Seat in District Trump Won by 49 Points It’s the 37th legislative seat Democrats have flipped since Trump’s election.
Feb. 10, 2018
Americans Don’t Understand Election Predictions Expressed As Probabilities All those so-and-so-has-a-90-percent-chance-to-win headlines confused a lot of people in 2016. Some of them may have not bothered to vote.
Oct. 6, 2017
GOP Retirements May Determine Whether Democrats Take Back the House in 2018 There are many things Democrats need to take back the House next year. One they don’t yet have is abundant GOP retirements.
July 29, 2017
Surge in House Democratic Candidates Could Fuel a 2018 Wave Election It’s too early to tell whether Democrats have a real shot at winning back the House next year, but a big jump in candidates running is a good sign.
May 19, 2017
Paul Ryan Scoffs at Prospects of Losing His Gavel in 2018 Signs are growing that House Republicans, including some very senior members, could be in trouble next year.
