What the 2024 Election Tells Us About Past Elections
538’s Galen Druke and the panel discuss what conclusions can be drawn from the 2024 presidential election and if it can tell us more about the 2016 and 2020 elections.
Tag: 2024 election
Content tagged with “2024 election” includes content related to the 2024 Presidential election that began as a race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, then Biden dropped out and Kamala Harris became the nominee.
Lawmaker Accuses Private-Prison Operator of Celebrating Potential Boost in Inmate Population
A private prison operator is celebrating Trump’s win and a potential boost in the number of inmates. CoreCivic’s stock price rose 31.6% after the presidential election
The Post-Election Question: What Comes Next For Trans People?
LGBTQ+ leaders have been preparing for this moment for years. Unlike 2016, organizations have strategies in motion for a second Trump administration.
How The Polls Did In 2024
Polls were less error-prone this year than in 2016 and 2020. By one measure, state-level polling was the most accurate it’s been in at least 25 years.
New Tracker Keeps Tabs on Trump Appointees’ Conflicts of Interest
Appointees already added to the tracker include David Bernhardt, Doug Burgum, Sean Duffy, Howard Lutnick, Linda McMahon, Elon Musk, Andrew Wheeler, Susie Wiles, and Chris Wright.
What Do Americans Expect From Trump’s Second Term?
In this installment of the 538 Politics podcast, we turn to predictions markets and polling to assess the expectations that consumers, Wall Street traders, online bettors and everyday Americans have for Trump's second term.
The 2024 Election is Over. Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation Won’t End
Given the millions of dollars spent promoting doubts about elections and voting, and the hundreds of die-hards determined to prove 2020 was stolen, it’s unlikely that these conspiracy theories will vanish simply because of Trump’s victory. After years of election conspiracy theories on the right,…
We Must Protect American Democracy From Elected Authoritarians and Their Macgoblins
I realized that there was really only one dystopian novel to talk about at this moment: “It Can’t Happen Here.” Because it has.
A ‘Realignment’ Among Latino Voters
Latino voters made a big jump to the right this election cycle. While the numbers aren’t final, AP Votecast reports an 8-point shift and Edison exit polls indicate more than a 14-point swing.
How the Recount in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate Race Will Work
Republican Dave McCormick led incumbent Democrat Bob Casey by 29,000 votes as of Wednesday, a gap of just 0.43%.
Post-Election Dispatches From ‘Beigistan’
What we can learn from Harris’ wildly optimistic, meritocratic to a fault, uniquely immigrant campaign.
Bernie Would Have Won. Seriously.
Trump keeps winning because the Democratic Party refuses to be the party of the working class. They refuse to listen to the advice from Bernie Sanders.
One Republican Victory Does not make a new era in American politics − Here’s What History Shows
Despite the lessons of this history, a new round of doomsayers are ready to write the Democrats’ obituary in 2024.
Who Trump has picked for the top jobs in his second term
Trump has announced a few senior staff and Cabinet picks and is reportedly tapping more immigration hardliners and foreign policy hawks. Here's what we know.
Georgia’s Record Early Voting, Post-2020 Stress Tests Helped to Defuse Election Rules Overhaul
There have been fights in the courts for four years over voting laws enacted in Georgia after Biden won the 2020 election.
Election Day 2024 Was Another Reminder That Successful Elections Are Normal in America
In a year of heightened anxiety and pressure, election officials again succeeded at what they do best: ensuring fair and secure voting.
