Category: Politics

Recently, we dove into something of a political obsession of ours: the “crossover” between the Rust Belt and the Sun Belt – and tried to figure out at what point Democrats would have an easier time winning the Sun Belt ...

“The Rust Belt or bust” is the mantra of conventional political wisdom that just will not die out... does it still hold water?

Trump would be wise to wait until the week before the convention, just like most campaigns do.

Our 2024 Presidential Election Model is live! The Postrider‘s Politics Editor and Editor-in-Chief unpack the basics, talk about their philosophy, why they’ve beaten the heavy-hitting models the last three cycles, and have some fun explaining how you can use the map too. ...

We're back and excited to cover this cycle. Use our tool to make your own assumptions and happy electioneering!

A primer on the basics.

How we combine quantitative and qualitative analysis to beat other election models, and how you can too.

The Republican primary comes to an end not with a bang, but with a whimper, as all major candidates but former President Donald Trump have dropped out and he has accumulated the delegates necessary to receive the nomination. After it ...

Lets face it: this has been a pretty boring primary season. Despite the best efforts of Dean Phillips, Nikki Haley, and a few political columnists, Donald Trump and Joe Biden easily won the nominations of their respective parties, passing the ...

In 2020, Alaska voters approved a ballot initiative which converted their primary system into a nonpartisan blanket primary wherein the four candidates who received the most votes would go to the general election. There, the winner would be determined by ...

President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union is set to be far more consequential than his 2023 address. The Biden administration, not to mention his campaign, are sure to try and seize on the March 7 speech as a ...

How would President Romney have handled the pandemic and the 2020 election?

Would President Romney pull off reelection in 2016?

Who would've been in President Romney's cabinet?

How could Mitt Romney have won the 2012 election?

On Friday, New York Times opinion columnist Ezra Klein published an audio essay in which he praises the accomplishments of President Joe Biden while simultaneously arguing that he should end his 2024 reelection campaign. You can listen to (or read) ...

The Postrider‘s Politics Editor Lars Emerson and Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito present their own visions for how to redesign U.S. currency. Who would we put on coins? What denominations would we add or subtract? And how can America use its money ...

The Postrider‘s Politics Editor Lars Emerson and Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito hop on to talk about whether Donald Trump should be considered the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee already, after just two primary contests; how he can power through to the general ...

The Postrider‘s Politics Editor Lars Emerson and Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito are here to recap 2023 in our first episode of the new year — who were the most improved, weirdest, and most embarassing figures in 2023, and what moments stand ...

We told you before, we'll say it again: Biden was wise to run again.

2024 will be the largest election year in history. For the first time ever, nations consisting of over four billion people will participate in elections – including eight of the ten most populous countries and the three largest democracies: India, ...

2024 will be the largest election year in history. For the first time ever, nations consisting of over four billion people will participate in elections – including eight of the ten most populous countries and the three largest democracies: India, ...