The window seat on a plane is an incredible modern blessing. Imagine our ancestors getting to take in such a view. They would have been stunned, speechless. And yet, some close the shade and do what? My God. I can't understand those who shut the shade, and shut out the world.

Since June 29th, House Republicans have posted slightly more often from official accounts on X than their Democratic colleagues. Total Posts by Party: 🔴 Republican: 13,892 🔵 Democrat: 12,275

NEW -- Does posting win elections? Probably not, but now we have the data to test the theory. Our latest analysis uses CivicTracker and Split Ticket’s WAR scores to explore whether politicians’ Twitter habits correlate with electoral overperformance. Link below. ⬇️

NEW--Not every politician sounds like the party they belong to. Some post like partisans and vote like moderates, or the reverse. Using CivicTracker data, we’ve built a metric that quantifies partisanship in posts. How politicians talk online tells its own story. Link below ⬇️

The sole Lander voter in the Brooklyn Navy Yard ended up voting for Mamdani it seems

Happy Friday! In 1968, Virginia voters narrowly chose Richard Nixon for President. Like the rest of the South, sharp racial divides split the state's historically large Democratic electorate. Nixon had considerable support in the suburbs, medium-sized cities, and the Valley.

the driftless area is actually breathtaking

1969 New York City mayoral election! It's here! 4 years after Lindsay beat Buckley, Lindsay lost the GOP primary - but ran on the Liberal line in the general. He beat John Marchi, the Staten Island GOP state senator, and Mario Procaccino, an anti-crime conservative Democrat.

I have uploaded 2024 Missouri election data for President, Senator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Attorney General, and Congress to the Dave's Redistricting Application: davesredistricting.org/maps#list::Pub…

At least 51 Texas Democrats just fled the state to block a GOP gerrymander vote. Each will be fined $500 a day, adding up to $6 million by March 2026. 🧵California could gerrymander on its own, completely eliminating the current structural Republican advantage.

The state house library in Boston is lowkey a peak study/work spot

There has been a lot of speculation in the news that Missouri may redraw its congressional map, from a 6R-2D split, to 7R-1D map. Based on the reporting I've seen, this is my best guess for what a 7-1 map may look like - but there are many possible ways a 7-1 map could be drawn.

realizing I mispelled "Tie" as "Toe" on the legend of one of my maps lol 🫠

Do i need an excuse to post old maps or should i just do it

✨ NEW -- Our Redistricting Tracker is live, your one-stop shop for updates on mid-cycle redistricting in key states. We'll add maps and partisanship breakdowns as they're formally proposed. Follow along here. 🔗 below

💥 NEW -- Today we are excited to release our first-ever Pollster Scorecards, a holistic look at accuracy, error rates, and herding among America's most prolific pollsters. Read our explainer and check out the Scorecards for yourself below. 👇 Some results may surprise you. 👀