Tag: Ohio

The presidential and Senate races are coming down to the wire – the generic ballot is below a one point lead for Democrats, giving Republicans a clear upper hand in the race for control of both the White House and ...

In 2019, I wrote a piece about Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown’s decision to not seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. In the piece, I argue that Brown was uniquely well-suited to run the kind of campaign Democrats would have to ...

So much for “as goes Ohio, so goes the nation.”

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, ...

Though the presidential election will consume much of the attention, control of the Senate is very much at stake, and things don't look good for Democrats.

Our Senate forecast outperformed FiveThirtyEight and The Economist -- but we can always do better!

Two months and 35 ratings later and they’re all in. Our full ratings for 2022’s Senate election are live and here to light your way through every odd character or peculiar wrinkle in each pivotal (and not-so-pivotal) race this cycle.  ...

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 ...

Is there cautious optimism in the Buckeye State for Democrats? Or is Trump and Peter Thiel-aligned J.D. Vance, the author of Hillbilly Elegy, set to continue the state's pivot to the right?

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? ...

The Postrider‘s State & Science Editor Lars Emerson is joined by Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito to discuss Gavin Newsom’s victory in the California recall election and President Biden’s declining approval rating. In their main segment, they explore the competitive 2022 Senate ...

This is the second piece in our series of six features on the Midwestern Democratic decline where we’ll be diving into consequential parts of the Midwest and the prevailing headwinds faced by the Democratic Party in the region. We’ll use ...