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The Neera Tanden Mean Tweet Saga Isn’t Really About Tweets At All. It’s About the Left’s New Power.
Bernie Sanders and Lindsay Graham make for unlikely bedfellows. But we might be seeing more alliances like that as everyone figures out the dynamics of Biden’s D.C. → Read More
Joe Biden and the Peloton Presidency
It’s become almost mandatory for politicians to flaunt their personal fitness, and the new president is no exception. But for Biden—and other septuagenarian gym rats in power—the symbolism plays a little differently. → Read More
Democrats’ 2020 House And Senate Map Could Spell Trouble In Future Elections
In this episode of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses the challenges Democrats faced in House, Senate and state legislature races — and whether it was a good use of polling to survey preferences for the 2024 Republican primary before President Trump has even left the White House. → Read More
Americans Became More Divided By Class In 2020
In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew explores the demographic and geographic trends that divided America in 2020. They also dis… → Read More
Politics Podcast: What Divided The Electorate In 2020
The 2020 election proved that the country is still divided. Though Democrats retained control of the House, they lost seats, falling short of the clear mandate … → Read More
Politics Podcast: Where The Rest Of The 2020 Races Stand
Joe Biden is the president-elect, but our colleagues at ABC News have yet to project four states in the presidential contest, not to mention outstanding races i… → Read More
What Trump Revealed About America
Now that Joe Biden is set to become the 46th president of the United States, politics writer Clare Malone and deputy editor Chadwick Matlin reflect on what the Trump era laid bare about American life and American exceptionalism. → Read More
How Trump Changed America
At 10:37 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, I wrote myself an email: “Nate and Micah just told me Clinton is probably going to lose, that she’s… → Read More
Politics Podcast: The Election Isn’t Over
In this late night edition of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses what we know so far about the results of the 2020 election. TL;DR there is still a lot we don’t know and a lot of the vote still uncounted. → Read More
Surprise! October Surprises Don’t Usually Decide Elections
In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses the October surprises we’ve seen so far this year and the likelihood of another … → Read More
Politics Podcast: Could Any Surprises Still Affect The Race For President?
Election Day is just eight days away, and more than 60 million Americans have already voted — that’s about 45 percent of all the votes counted in 2016. So coul… → Read More
What Would Democrats Do If They Controlled Congress And The White House?
There’s a decent chance that in January 2021, Washington, D.C. will be a one-party town. Democrats have a 72 percent chance of controlling the White House, Hous… → Read More
Politics Podcast: Why Biden’s Lead Is Different
According to our forecast, Democrats have a 72 percent chance of winning a trifecta — that is, controlling the presidency, the House and the Senate. In this in… → Read More
Politics Podcast: The Road To A Senate Majority Runs Through The Sun Belt
After Hillary Clinton’s loss in 2016, it was an open question whether Democrats’ path back to the White House would rely on flipping increasingly purple Sun Bel… → Read More
A Contested 2020 Election Would Be Way Worse Than Bush v. Gore
In the aftermath of the 2000 election, Americans still had faith in democratic institutions. → Read More
What We Actually Know About The President’s Health
In this episode of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses the president’s COVID-19 prognosis with two guests. First, they speak with Dr. Craig… → Read More
Politics Podcast: How The President’s Health Could Shape The Rest Of The Campaign
During the four days since President Trump was diagnosed with coronavirus, the public has received limited and conflicting information about his health status. … → Read More
The Debate Was One Of The Few Opportunities For Trump To Shake Up The Race. He Probably Didn’t.
In this episode of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew reacts to the first 2020 presidential debate. → Read More
Politics Podcast: Trump Refuses To Commit To A Peaceful Transfer Of Power
When asked on Wednesday, President Trump refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose in November. In this emergency installment of the Five… → Read More
Arizona Is The Democrats’ Purple Splotch In The Sunbelt
Is Barry Goldwater spinning in his grave? Is Arizona turning blue in 2020? By every polling indication, the answer is yes. The latest ream of surveys coming out… → Read More