Reuben Fischer-Baum
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How turnout and swing voters could determine who wins the election
Explore the different voter scenarios that will determine how Trump or Biden could get to 270 in the 2020 election. → Read More
Turnout in South Carolina makes Biden’s win even more impressive
Around 528,000 South Carolinians voted, crushing 2016 and nearly matching the total during Obama's 2008 victory. → Read More
Bernie Sanders won the race for Democratic donors in 2019
Analyzing which candidates had the greatest appeal to certain communities of donors → Read More
The Democratic Party’s presidential delegate process
To become the Democratic Party’s nominee, a candidate needs to win a majority of the party’s delegates. Here’s how that happens. → Read More
How the Nationals built a World Series roster
For the first time in franchise history, the Washington Nationals are in the World Series. Here’s who is on the roster. → Read More
The next-level fantasy football draft rankings you need to dominate your league
Week-by-week and season-long point projections for the top players you’ll want to draft. → Read More
Where the Trump administration is thwarting House oversight
The White House has refused requests for information, rejected subpoenas and taken Congress to court. → Read More
How public perception of Mueller changed over his two-year investigation
Mueller’s investigation lasted nearly two years. Here’s how public perception of how he was handling it changed. → Read More
Does Pelosi have the votes to become Speaker of the House?
As House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi works to shore up support for her bid to be become Speaker of the House in the 116th Congress, The Fix is analyzing whether she has the votes to win the position. → Read More
How the 2018 election could affect the next decade of redistricting
Helenmary Ball, left, of Calvert County, Md., as “Maryland District 5,” points toward the separated area of Maryland District 3, being represented by Bobby Bartlett, right, as nonpartisan groups against gerrymandering protest in front of the Supreme Court on March 28, 2018, in Washington. The court was hearing arguments on a gerrymandering case. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP) → Read More
Bryce Harper may be the best thing about the weak Home Run Derby lineup
Each of the last 10 home run derbies has featured at least one of baseball’s top five home run hitters — until this year. → Read More
Every U.S. city’s World Cup backup team
Because the U.S. men’s national team didn’t qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, American soccer fans might find themselves searching for a team to get behind. → Read More
Arizona 8th special election results
Voting results from the special election in Arizona between Republican Debbie Lesko and Democrat Hiral Tipirneni to fill the seat vacated by Trent Franks. → Read More
Gun Deaths In America
The data in this interactive graphic comes primarily from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Multiple Cause of Death database, which is derived from death certificates from all 50 states and the District of Columbia and is widely considered the most comprehensive estimate of firearm deaths. → Read More
Braver, Vile, Walmart: The words Trump added to the State of the Union lexicon
In last year’s speech to a joint session of Congress (which technically wasn’t a State of the Union speech), President Trump spoke about 15 words that had never been said before in a similar address — including “dethroned,” “quarterback” and “Obamacare.” The Post’s graphics team took a look at the words that several recent presidents have said for the first time. What emerges from the lists is a… → Read More
Changes in U.S. immigration through history
The English-speaking Protestant Christians who founded the U.S. have not always welcomed other types of arrivals. The disdained have changed over time. → Read More
What ‘tech world’ did you grow up in?
How did people watch videos, listen to music or access the internet in other generations? → Read More
Blue states will be hit hardest by GOP tax plan’s limits on deductions
The plan will fall hard on people living in states with high home values and high property taxes → Read More
2017 College Football Predictions
FiveThirtyEight's 2017 college football predictions calculate each team's chances of winning its conference, making the playoff and winning a championship. → Read More
Earthquakes in Mexico: how much the country has shaken in 15 days
In seismically active regions like much of Mexico, strong earthquakes are often followed or preceded by many smaller tremors. But this event is somewhat unusual in that it closely follows but seems unlikely to be related to an 8.1-magnitude quake, which occurred several hundred miles away less than two weeks earlier on Sept. 8. The country saw at least 206 seismic events of magnitude 4 or… → Read More