by Jim Heath | Jun 16, 2020 | 2020, Analysis, Electoral Map, Headlines, Joe Biden, Trump
With 138 days to go until the general election, Joe Biden is probably wishing the election were being held today, while Donald Trump is desperately attempting to turn his fate around. Based on our analysis, if the election were today (and this matches what we know...
by Jim Heath | May 21, 2020 | 2020, Analysis, Battlegrounds, Economy, Electoral Map, Headlines, Joe Biden, Trump
President Trump could suffer a historic defeat in the fall if the economy doesn’t sharply recover from the coronavirus pandemic and the disease lingers. That’s according to an election model that has predicted the winner of the popular vote in 16 of the past 18...
by Jim Heath | Apr 18, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, Electoral Map, Headlines, Joe Biden, Trump
In just 197 days, Americans will go to the polls and determine whether Donald Trump should continue living in the White House, or decide to turn to Joe Biden for a different direction. JimHeath.TV has been evaluating where the presidential race stands in all 50...
by Jim Heath | Nov 5, 2018 | 2018, Analysis, Electoral Map, Headlines
No one is more respected – by both parties – as an election forecaster than Charlie Cook. And he’s now predicting a House gain of 30 to 40 seats for Democrats. In a final memo before tomorrow’s election, the nonpartisan Cook Political...
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, 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...