Seth Masket
Seth Masket
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Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter With Kansas explains the 2016 election far better than it did the election cycle in which it was published.
Forecasting is only a small part of what political science does, and the forecasters actually got it right.
Trump picked up the undecided and some supporters of third-party candidates.
A look at where Trump and Clinton have been spending their money, and why, in the final days of the campaign.
As speaker of the House, Paul Ryan faces divided loyalties as a leader of his party and a leader of the nation’s most democratic institution.
The undecided don’t follow politics as closely as other voters do. Why should they have an outsize voice in the debates?
Does having more offices give Clinton a significant advantage in the election, and how different is this from previous campaigns?
Looking at the cases for large effects, modest effects, and no effect at all
What recent concerns over Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s health tell us about the functions of modern political parties.
Primary debates looked nothing like this just a few cycles ago.