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November 2020

What The Deluge Of Final Polls Can Tell Us
Politics Podcast: What The Deluge Of Final Polls Can Tell Us
We Can’t Believe We Have To Say This, But You Win An Election By Being Ahead When All The Votes Are Counted
I’m Here To Remind You That Trump Can Still Win
Exit Polls Can Be Misleading — Especially This Year
What Two Studies With Very Different Findings Can Tell Us About Voting In A Pandemic
Are We Sold On The Steelers, Seahawks And Other Would-Be Super Bowl Contenders?
Final Reflections Before The Election
Politics Podcast: Final Reflections On The 2020 Campaign Before Election Day
Even In The Middle Of A Pandemic, The 2020 Election Has Always Been About Trump
What The 2020 Election Map Would Look Like If There’s A 2016-Sized Polling Error
Biden’s Favored In Our Final Presidential Forecast, But It’s A Fine Line Between A Landslide And A Nail-Biter
Final Forecast: Democrats Have A 3-In-4 Chance Of Flipping The Senate
Final Forecast: Democrats Are Clear Favorites To Maintain Control Of The House
Be Wary Of Exit Polls This Year (Well, And All Years)
Take Me Out To The Ballot Box
How We’re Preparing For Election Night And, Of Course, What We’re Watching
Biden Is Projected To Be The President-Elect. Here’s How It All Went Down.
How Politics Stick To Sports
The Election Isn't Over
Politics Podcast: The Election Isn’t Over
Biden's Path To Victory Is Looking Clearer
Politics Podcast: Biden’s Path To Victory Is Looking Clearer
Red And Blue Shifts Happen. That’s Not Evidence Of Fraud.
When Will We Finally Get Results In Unprojected States?
The Bills Haven’t Been AFC East Champs In Josh Allen’s Lifetime. Odds Are, That Changes This Year.
The Fate Of The Senate Likely Hinges On Georgia
Biden Could Soon Win Pennsylvania … And The Presidency
Politics Podcast: Biden Could Soon Win Pennsylvania … And The Presidency
Biden Appears On The Verge Of Overtaking Trump In Pennsylvania
Can You Make An Unfair Coin Fair?
Is The Presidential Election Over?
Biden Won — Pretty Convincingly In The End
How Trump Changed America
Biden Won — But The Deep Partisan Divide In America Remains
How Joe Biden And Kamala Harris Won A Historic Election
What Trump Revealed About America
Biden Is Set To Be The Next President
Politics Podcast: Biden Is Set To Be President. What Comes Next?
This Was A Pretty Good Map For Biden
Is College Football Abandoning The Punt Return?
All The Outstanding Races Called In The 3+ Weeks Since The Presidential Election
Democrats Needed A Big Blue Wave To Win The Senate, And It Looks Like They Didn’t Get It
Did The Saints And Bills Show The Bucs And Seahawks Who The Real Contenders Are?
Remembering Alex Trebek, The Man With All The Answers
Where The Rest Of The 2020 Races Stand
Politics Podcast: Where The Rest Of The 2020 Races Stand
Democrats Aren’t Sure Why They Didn’t Do Better In The House And Senate. It Might Not Be Clear For Weeks.
What Happens If the Supreme Court Overturns Obamacare?
Sue Bird And Megan Rapinoe Have Gotten Better Together
Pfizer’s Vaccine Announcement Was Always Going To Be Political
What To Make Of Pfizer’s Big Vaccine Announcement
What’s Wrong With The NFL’s Best Teams?
Georgia’s Runoffs Will Determine Control Of The Senate. Here’s What We Know So Far.
Young Americans Have Taken Over Golf. Can They Dominate The Masters?
The 2014-15 Kansas City Royals Were One Of Baseball’s Great Underdog Stories
The Polls Weren’t Great. But That’s Pretty Normal.
What Blue And Red ‘Shifts’ Looked Like In Every State
Republicans Are On Track To Take Back The House In 2022
Liverpool And Manchester City Look Ordinary. Are They?
The Georgia Senate Runoffs Are Already In Full Swing
Which NFL Teams Have Been The Luckiest — And The Unluckiest — This Season?
Americans Were Primed To Believe The Current Onslaught Of Disinformation
Model Talk: Why Polls Were Off In 2020, And Why They Weren’t That Bad
Politics Podcast: Why Polls Were Off In 2020, And Why They Weren’t That Bad
How The Pandemic Might Have Affected The Polls In 2020
What The 2020 House Elections Could Mean For The 2022 Midterms
Can You Snatch Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory?
Ty Lue Inherited A Kawhi Leonard Problem
What We Know About ‘Long COVID’
How A Record Number Of Republican Women Will — And Won’t — Change Congress
Kim Ng’s Hiring Could Be The Start Of Something Special In Miami
Who’s Best In The NFC West? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
What Divided The Electorate In 2020
Politics Podcast: What Divided The Electorate In 2020
Americans Became More Divided By Class In 2020
What Trump’s Refusal To Concede Says About American Democracy
After Beating Cancer, This Syracuse Point Guard Is Coming For The Record Books
These 3 NBA Draft Prospects Are Perfect Fits For The Modern League
One Wild Week Of The NBA Offseason
Republicans Won Almost Every Election Where Redistricting Was At Stake
Chris Paul Helped Blake Griffin Shine. Can He Do The Same For Deandre Ayton?
With A Win Over Ohio State, Indiana Would Be In The Big Ten Driver’s Seat. Wait, What?
How Georgia Turned Blue
The Cabinet Appointments That Really Matter In The Incoming Biden Administration
The Indianapolis Colts Finally Built A Defensive Monster
The Upsides And Downsides Of The NBA’s Five Biggest Trades So Far
Will Georgia Stay Blue?
Politics Podcast: Will Georgia Stay Blue?
How Durable Is Georgia’s Blue Shift? We’ll Find Out In January.
More Republicans Distrust This Year’s Election Results Than Democrats After 2016
Can You Pass The Cranberry Sauce?
Daryl Morey Needed Three Weeks To Fix One Of The Sixers’ Big Problems
Why Even A Small Thanksgiving Is Dangerous
How To Trust That A COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe
What We Know About How White and Latino Americans Voted In 2020
Do You Buy That … COVID-19 Was A Factor In Polls Underestimating Republican Turnout?
The Birther Myth Stuck Around For Years. The Election Fraud Myth Might Too.
Every Day, The Chiefs Write The Book (On Epic Comebacks)
What Are The Best Free Agent Fits Of The MLB Offseason?
Trump Is Setting A Dangerous Precedent For American Democracy
Politics Podcast: Trump Is Setting A Dangerous Precedent For American Democracy
Trump Probably Won’t Be The Last Politician To Reject An Election Outcome Without Evidence
Could Social Alienation Among Some Trump Supporters Help Explain Why Polls Underestimated Trump Again?
What Does Makur Maker Mean For The Future Of HBCU Sports?
How These WNBA Prospects Can Improve Their Draft Stock
What We’ve Learned About The Biden Administration From His Staffing Choices So Far
College Basketball Muddles Through The Pandemic Like Everyone Else
It’s Hard To Measure NFL Matchups, So We Built A Better Metric
How Do College Football Dynasties Fall?
The NBA Champs Look More Dangerous Than Ever
What Makes A One-Term President?
Why Are Free Throws So Much Harder To Come By In Wheelchair Basketball?
Do You Buy That … Suburban Voters Helped Biden?
Week 12 Taught Us That NFL Teams Really Do Need Quarterbacks
What Happened To Down-Ballot Democrats?
Politics Podcast: Why Did Down-Ballot Democrats Have Such A Mediocre Showing?