by Jim Heath | Nov 5, 2018 | 2018, Analysis, Battlegrounds, Democrats, Electoral Map, Headlines, Republicans
The control of Congress is obviously important, but you can make a case that the party that controls the battleground states during the 2020 presidential election, and redistricting in 2021, could be even more important. Beyond the usual issues, there’s one other big...
by Jim Heath | Nov 4, 2018 | 2018, Analysis, Battlegrounds, Congress, Democrats, Headlines, Polls, Republicans
After all the major polls got it wrong in 2016, about every political analyst in America is being extremely cautious this year in making final predictions about what will happen Tuesday night. And that includes me. Being interviewed by Mike Sauceda on Skyview...
by Jim Heath | Nov 4, 2018 | 2018, Analysis, Battlegrounds, Congress, Electoral Map, Headlines
FiveThirtyEight’s election forecaster Nate Silver played both sides of the fence in predicting whether Democrats would win a majority in the House on Tuesday. “In the House we have Democrats with about a 4 in 5 chance of winning,” Silver told ABC...
by Jim Heath | Nov 3, 2018 | Analysis, Book Excerpts, Entertainment, Headlines, History
The influence of social media on American politics is just one of the topics discussed by Jim Heath in an interview viewed nationally on CSPAN2. Heath talks about his book Front Row Seat at the Circus from the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, where he grew up. Jim...
by Jim Heath | Nov 1, 2018 | 2018, Analysis, Book Excerpts, Commentary, History
Another election day means another appearance for Jim Heath on C-SPAN, America’s Network. Political journalist and author Jim Heath shares stories from the campaign trail and examines the current state of political journalism in his book, Front Row Seat at the...
by Jim Heath | Nov 1, 2018 | 2018, Analysis, Electoral Map, Headlines
Imagine if only one group of Americans cast their ballots in this election. You might not believe the differences on the electoral map. Geoffrey Skelley at FiveThirtyEight just completed a fantastic study that focused on women, men, nonwhite voters and white voters by...
