Tag: election
What issues are 2020 candidates being mentioned with in the media?
Health care is a top concern among voters. That’s according to a recent poll of 2,000 Americans where respondents across age, gender and party lines ranked health care as the […]
We need deeper reporting and not just horserace coverage of Pete Buttigieg
The media loves a rising star and Pete Buttigieg is no exception. But is “Mayor Pete” just a flash in the pan? Time will tell, as Margaret Sullivan pointed out […]
A Brazilian start-up uses a speed limit simulator to influence voters about traffic
Cars travel around and around in circles until, suddenly, a traffic jam is formed. What happened to slow the cars down? The speed limit on the road was raised. It […]
And the winner for best election forecaster goes to… The New York Times
The New York Times pushed the boundaries of live data visualization on Election Night with a second-by-second Live Presidential Forecast application. Using Associated Press results from precincts across the country, the tool projected […]
How The Texas Tribune is tracking record-breaking early turnouts state-wide
Early voting may be the most-decisive but least talked about factor of the 2016 election. Thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia now allow for voters to cast ballots either […]
Before election day: a look at early voting trackers
In what has felt like the most toxic election in American history, the relatively new addition of early voting may be decisive in determining whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump […]