Tag: 2022 midterms
Politics Express: The Best (and Worst) of Politics in 2022
The Postrider‘s Politics Editor Lars Emerson and Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito are here to recap 2022 in our first episode of the new year — who were the most improved, weirdest, and most embarassing figures in 2022, and what moments stand ...
Evaluating Our 2022 Senate Ratings
Our Senate forecast outperformed FiveThirtyEight and The Economist -- but we can always do better!
Kevin McCarthy May Not Have the Votes
Barring any shocking developments, deaths, or party-switches, Republicans will hold 222 seats in the House of Representatives when the 118th Congress convenes in January. A caucus of 222 is notable for two reasons: first, it gives Republicans only four members ...
It All Came Down to Nevada
We’ll have lots to say in the weeks to come about the incredibly strange midterm that continues to unfold. But with Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto’s successful reelection in Nevada, we can confidently say that control of the Senate will remain ...
The 2022 Midterms: Live!
Join us on Election Night, Tuesday, November 8 starting at 7:30 PM until we just can’t go any longer! Politics Editor Lars Emerson and Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito will be talking through election results as they come in over on Twitter ...
Ratings Update: Wisconsin Senate Race
In our initial rating of the Badger State’s Senate race, we gave the Democratic nominee -- Mandela Barnes -- the benefit of the doubt because the polls, which he often led in, pointed to a close race. That is no longer justifiable.
Ratings Change: Pennsylvania Senate Race
When we made our initial rating for Pennsylvania’s Senate race, Democrat John Fetterman had yet to trail in a poll and the NRSC was pulling ad buys out of the Philadelphia market. Now, the race has edged towards a true toss-up.
Politics Express: 2022’s Gubernatorial Races
We're joined by Split Ticket Founding Partner and Contributing Author Armin Thomas to discuss the state of 2022's gubernatorial elections. What states are we watching? What races should you keep an eye on? And what can you ignore?
Politics Express: The Full 2022 Senate Map
With their full suite of 2022 Senate ratings now live, The Postrider‘s Politics Editor Lars Emerson and Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito hop on the podcast to discuss the national factors in the race for the chamber, what states listeners should be paying attention ...
The Postrider’s 2022 Senate Ratings
Has it already been two years? Happy midterms, everyone! We’re back at it this year with our 2022 Senate Ratings and are excited to cover, rate, and analyze the upcoming Senate elections as always.
Politics Express: 2022 Primary Recap
The Postrider‘s Politics Editor Lars Emerson and Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito discuss 2022’s primaries for House, Senate, governor, and more. How did Trump’s endorsements do? Why did Democrats strategically boost some far-right candidates? And what major primaries remain that we’re watching? ...
Six Takeaways from June’s Primaries and Special Elections
In May, I provided my takeaways on the highest profile primaries of the month. If anything, June was an even busier month, featuring not only primaries but a handful of special elections that provided heartening results for both parties. We ...
Nevada and the 21st Century Democratic Party
We’ve been waiting months for last month’s primaries in Nevada because we feel, and have been stressing for a while now, that Nevada is likely the most important state in the 2022 midterms. With the June 14 primaries now settled ...
Moderate Republicans in Nevada Tend to Win. Unfortunately, There Aren’t Many Running Anymore
We’ve been waiting months for last week’s primaries in Nevada because we feel, and have been stressing for a while now, that Nevada is likely the most important state in the 2022 midterms. With the June 14 primaries now settled ...
Nevada’s Future Executive Suite Could Test Democracy
We’ve been waiting months for this week’s primaries in Nevada because we feel, and have been stressing for a while now, that Nevada is likely the most important state in the 2022 midterms. With the June 14 primaries now settled ...
Nevada’s Governor’s Race: A New Sheriff in Town?
We’ve been waiting months for this week’s primaries in Nevada because we feel, and have been stressing for a while now, that Nevada is likely the most important state in the 2022 midterms. With the June 14 primaries now settled ...
Nevada’s Congressional Gamble Will Hurt Democrats This Cycle
We’ve been waiting months for this week’s primaries in Nevada because we feel, and have been stressing for a while now, that Nevada is likely the most important state in the 2022 midterms. With the June 14 primaries now settled ...
Nevada’s Senate Race Remains the Most Competitive this Cycle
We’ve been waiting months for this week’s primaries in Nevada because we feel, and have been stressing for a while now, that Nevada is likely the most important state in the 2022 midterms. With the June 14 primaries now settled ...
How Have Trump’s 2022 Endorsements Gone? (So Far)
Former President Donald Trump gets a lot of press for wading into both federal and state elections and proclaiming his favored candidates. Of particular importance are the primary elections in which he endorsed a candidate he views as sufficiently “America ...
Politics Express: Nevada’s 2022 Elections
Politics Editor Lars Emerson is joined by The Postrider‘s Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito and Jacob from Wild & Free: A Battle Born Podcast to discuss why Nevada is such an important state in the 2022 midterms, its governors race, Senate election, ...
Why Nevada’s Catherine Cortez Masto is the Most Vulnerable Senator Up in 2022
Over these two weeks starting February 21, we are profiling the five most vulnerable incumbent senators up in 2022. We began with New Hampshire’s Maggie Hassan, Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson, Arizona’s Mark Kelly, and Georgia’s Raphael Warnock. In this piece, the ...
Georgia’s Raphael Warnock is the Second Most Vulnerable Incumbent This Cycle – but His Race Will Also Illuminate Democrats’ Prospects This Decade
Over these two weeks starting February 21, we are profiling the five most vulnerable incumbent senators up in 2022. We began with New Hampshire’s Maggie Hassan, Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson, and Arizona’s Mark Kelly. In this piece, the second most vulnerable: ...