Category: Politics
How Game Theory Dooms the Challenger in Presidential Elections
Assuming the incumbent president runs for reelection, roughly every eight years there is an election in the United States that pits an incumbent president against the other party. In the upcoming 2020 election, that other party will be the Democrats, ...
Sherrod Brown Could’ve Been the Perfect Democrat for 2020, But He Waited Too Long to Make a Move
Sherrod Brown will not be running for president. The Ohio Senator announced yesterday through surrogates that he was content with his role in the Senate and lacks the “consuming drive” to seek the highest office in the land. This announcement ...
Locations of the Party Conventions Don’t (Really) Matter
Headlines broke last week about Midwestern Democrats doubling down on their push for the 2020 Democratic National Convention (DNC) to be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Milwaukee is one of three finalists under consideration by the Democrats along with Houston and ...
How We Did On Our 2018 Senate Projections
Though the election was over a month ago, several close races have been forced into overtime. Additional ballots were counted, recounts were triggered in Florida, and Mississippi held the final round of its special election for the Senate at the ...
2018 Senate Election Ratings and Forecast
On November 6, America will line up for what may be one of the most consequential midterms of the 21st Century. Whether it can be seen ultimately as a referendum on Donald Trump, progressivism, eroding political norms, or on identity ...
Heroism in the Week of Kavanaugh
An intense expression of pain and the weight of conflict became visible on Arizona Senator Jeff Flake’s face as the Senate Judiciary Committee meeting built up towards its vote on whether or not to favorably report Supreme Court Nominee Brett ...
On State and Science
Welcome to the inaugural piece of The Postrider’s State & Science vertical. As your State & Science Editor I wanted to introduce this section, outline our vision, explain why these two very broad and important subjects have been combined, and how The Postrider will ...