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December 2019

Do Democrats Have Enough ‘Smoking Gun’ Evidence For Impeachment?
Significant Digits for Monday, Dec. 2, 2019
Do You Buy That … A Strong Economy Boosts Trump’s Reelection Chances?
The Winnowing Continues With Steve Bullock And Joe Sestak
What Did We Learn About The Contenders In The NFL’s Week 13?
Is The Party Deciding?
Politics Podcast: Is The Party Deciding?
How Will The Supreme Court Rule In The Battle Over Trump’s Tax Returns?
Significant Digits for Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019
What’s Really Behind Pete Buttigieg’s Lack Of Support Among Black Voters?
The Detroit Lions Keep Finding Ways To Blow Leads
The Spurs Have Never Been This Bad At Defense
Michael Bloomberg Outspent The Entire Democratic Field In TV Ads Last Week
Why Kamala Harris’s Campaign Failed
MLB Is A Soap Opera, NFL Is ‘Game Of Thrones’
Emergency Podcast: Harris Drops Out
Politics Podcast: Why Harris Dropped Out
If Impeachment Was Inevitable, What Difference Did The Hearings Make?
The Impeachment Hearings Just Confirmed Voters’ Preexisting Opinions
Significant Digits for Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019
What Went Down During The Trump Impeachment Judiciary Committee Hearing
Two Pairs Of Teammates Could Make NHL History
Stay Out Of Derrick Henry’s Way
Where Would The Top MLB Free Agents Make The Biggest Difference?
The Legal Experts And The Polls
Politics Podcast: Legal Experts — And Americans — Weigh In On Impeachment
Does Knowing Whom Others Might Vote For Change Whom You’ll Vote For?
How Did The Democrats End Up With A 2020 Field So White And Male?
Significant Digits for Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019
There Are Now 18 House Republicans Retiring. What Does This Mean For 2020?
Trevor Lawrence Is Playing Like A Star Again
Voters’ Second-Choice Candidates Show A Race That Is Still Fluid
North Carolina’s New House Map Hands Democrats Two Seats — But It Still Leans Republican
Significant Digits for Friday, Dec. 6, 2019
What To Watch For In The College Football Conference Championships
How Fast Can You Skip To Your Favorite Song?
Teams Are Excelling When Their QBs Leave The Pocket. Can That Continue?
Who’s Leading The Democratic Primary In Super Tuesday States?
Who’s Leading The Democratic Primary In The First Four States?
Significant Digits for Monday, Dec. 9, 2019
Fixing The Knicks Shouldn’t Be This Difficult
Do You Buy That … Kamala Harris’s 2020 Exit Helps Biden?
Does The Democrats’ Impeachment Timeline Still Make Sense?
Brady Looks Bad, The Niners Look Great, And The AFC South Is A Mess
The Primary According To The Early States
Politics Podcast: The Democratic Primary, According To The Early States
College Football Doesn’t Give Black Coaches Many Chances
Why Aren’t More Women Breaking Out In The Democratic Primary?
Significant Digits for Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019
Where Americans Stand On The Democrats’ Impeachment Charges
The 2010s Were A Complicated Decade For Democrats And White Voters
How The Televised Hearings Have Moved Public Opinion On Impeachment
The Steelers Are Playing Like It’s The 1970s
Banning Russia From The Olympics Won’t Stop Doping
What Iowa Voters’ Second-Choice Picks Can Tell Us
Why It’s Tougher To Qualify For The December Democratic Debate
Significant Digits for Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019
Which Senators Are Likely To Vote For Trump’s Removal?
Kirk Cousins Is Putting Together An Under-The-Radar Elite Season
Free-Agent Aces Like Gerrit Cole Often Deliver The Championship Goods
Seven Candidates Have Qualified For The December Democratic Debate
Millennials Are Leaving Religion And Not Coming Back
Significant Digits for Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019
Trying A Layup On These UConn Huskies? You Might Get Your Shot Blocked.
Anthony Rendon Is Instantly Mike Trout’s Best Teammate
The Democratic Presidential Candidates Are Becoming Less Popular
Significant Digits for Friday, Dec. 13, 2019
The World’s Best Pound-For-Pound Boxer Is From Nebraska
Can You Solve A Particularly Prismatic Puzzle?
The Colorado Avalanche Went From Worst To First In No Time Flat
What Makes Our New 2020 Democratic Primary Polling Averages Different
Conservatives Win Big In The UK Election
Politics Podcast: What Fueled Conservatives’ Big Win In The British Election
The NFL Is Obsessed With Passing, But Teams Could Make Runs More Efficient
Why The Democrats Have Shifted Left Over The Last 30 Years
Significant Digits for Monday, Dec. 16, 2019
Do You Buy That … Bernie Sanders Still Has A Shot At The Democratic Nomination?
The 2020 Candidates Aren’t Matching Obama’s Iowa Ground Game (Yet)
LeBron And AD Aren’t Just Good Together. They’re Historically Great.
What We Learned From A Very Confusing Week 15 In The NFL
Do Voters' Second Choices Matter?
Politics Podcast: Do Voters’ Second Choices Matter In The Democratic Primary?
In American Politics, Everyone’s A Cynic
Significant Digits for Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019
What We Know About Andrew Yang’s Base
What Unites Republicans May Be Changing. Same With Democrats.
The Top Men’s College Basketball Teams Just Keep Losing
When Does A Cheating Scandal Matter?
Most Americans Think There’s Enough Evidence To Impeach Trump
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019
Chelsea’s Slump Won’t Necessarily Be Fixed By More Attackers
The Seahawks Keep It Close. Is That Any Way To Win A Super Bowl?
Yes, The Cowboys Can Win The Super Bowl. We Figured Out Their Best-Case Scenarios.
The House Has Impeached President Trump. Here’s What We Learned.
The House Impeaches President Trump
Politics Podcast: What Comes Next In Trump’s Impeachment
Who Has The Most To Gain Or Lose In Tonight’s Democratic Debate?
Americans Want The Health Care System To Change. Just Not Their Own Health Care.
Significant Digits For Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019
Congress Is Throwing A Little Money At Gun Violence Research. It Might Go A Long Way.
Why Aren’t The Chicago Bulls Better?
Patrick Mahomes’s Numbers Have Regressed. But That Doesn’t Mean His Skills Have.
Mark Meadows Is Now The 21st Republican To Retire From The House
What Went Down At The December Democratic Primary Debate
What Surprised Us About The December Democratic Debate
Can You Find A Matching Pair Of Socks?
Significant Digits For Friday, Dec. 20, 2019
Andre Drummond Is The Real Board Man
Five Democrats Have Qualified For The January Debate — Who Else Might Make It?
How MLB’s Hot Stove Got Hot Again
The December Democratic Debate in 6 Charts
Trump Completed His Takeover Of The GOP In 2019
Political Confessional: The Evangelical Who Doesn’t Support Trump
Eggnog And Listener Questions
Politics Podcast: Holiday Mailbag Edition
Do You Buy That … Spending A Lot Of Money On Ads Can Help Win the Democratic Nomination?
Do You Buy That… Spending A Lot Of Money On Ads Can Help Win the Democratic Nomination?
The Cowboys Collapsed, The Seahawks Stumbled, And The Playoff Landscape Shifted In Week 16
What I Got Wrong In 2019
Our NBA Player Ratings Love Will Barton. Here’s Why.
Stat School: From Box Scores To RAPTOR
What Moments From The Trump Presidency Will Go Down In History?
What To Watch For In The College Football Playoff Semifinals
The 56 Best — And Weirdest — Charts We Made In 2019
What’s At Stake In Week 17 Of The NFL Season
Some Of Our Best Work From 2019
The Biggest Political Moments Of 2019
Politics Podcast: Biggest Political Moments Of 2019. Key Questions For 2020.
What The Final Week Of The NFL Season Tells Us About The Playoffs
The Best — And Worst — Of Pro Sports In The 2010s
Damn, We Wish We’d Written These 17 Stories
A Decade In Sports