We’re essentially 25 days out from Election Day and a lot of people have voted already. The war in the Middle East began a year ago and today we’re looking at how big an issue is Gaza for voters? While it does appear in the top 10 issues in most polling, it doesn’t appear in…
The first time we ever heard the term October Surprise was in 1972 in the race between Nixon and McGovern. There was a feeling that Nixon would come up with some event or move that would shape the election. In previous Octobers, we’d see lots of swinging back and forth with leads of 4 or…
There’s no question that Kamala Harris received a small bump from the convention and the debate, and after a 2nd assassination attempt on Trump the poll is still tied at 47% to 47%. The question we have though – is the race really moving at all? In battleground states, each candidate may have a small…
Last night’s debate was hotly anticipated, with an immense amount of pressure particularly on Vice President Harris. She was coached well and certainly created stark contrast in messaging and tone between herself and Trump. Both candidates brought completely different experiences and outlooks of the current and future America. There didn’t appear to be any knockout…
Let’s talk politics today and get into the Presidential race. We’ll start with two conflicting articles A recent article caught our eye declaring that 18% of voters that are undecided – tend to be more men than women. This is counter-intuitive. And of those undecided men a large portion were under 35. How can this…
Today we’re going to start off with some big news. John’s new book “Beyond The Horse Race: How to Read Polls and Why We Should” is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and More. Yesterday was also the first major press interview with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz on CNN. They still have momentum and…
Today on the podcast let’s update the state of the race. We don’t know who’s going to win but we’ll give you how we see the state of the contest after a historic summer or change. The Harris ticket’s biggest challenge out of the gate has been party unity – and so far it looks…
We’re back on the heels of President Biden stepping down from the 2024 race. Let’s face it – it’s late in the game, so let’s talk about the process of Biden’s decision to leave and the process of moving forward. Will Kamala Harris become the nominee officially? She’s begun the work of contacting delegates, state…
Like those across the country we’re formulating our own thoughts about the tragic events over the weekend. No matter what your feelings are about any of the candidates running for office – this is terrible. Is there a world where both Biden and Trump drop out and if so, what would that do to the…
The presidential race has shifted the conversation dramatically after the 1st debate to whether or not Joe Biden should remain the Democratic nominee. Behind closed doors and increasingly in public, law makers, donors, major media organizations and members of the public are calling for a plan B. So what should Biden do? He should bow…
It’s the morning after the great debate and we need to discuss what happened. If there’s one word that can describe the debate that hasn’t been used thus far – it’s disturbing. Neither of the nominees showed they have a legitimate claim to be president of the United States based on this performance. President Biden…
We have just about 4.5 months to go until the November elections. It’s a good time to take a deep breath and see where things stand. The short answer is that it’s tied. When you add the minor candidates in the race the story is about the same with Trump leading by approx. 2%. But…