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Polling data inaccuracies spark questions about future of the industry

Polling data inaccuracies spark questions about future of the industry

by Alicia Diaz | Nov 5, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured

WASHINGTON – Predictions based on survey results that Hillary Clinton would win the 2016 presidential election spurred widespread distrust in the polling industry. Pollsters adapted to learn from their mistakes, but several state-level prediction faults in this year’s...
VIDEO: Uncertainty presides post-election

VIDEO: Uncertainty presides post-election

by Julia Benbrook | Nov 4, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON — It’s November 4th and Americans are still waiting for answers from the presidential election. “I’ve been telling people all year to get used to the concept of election week,” said J. Miles Coleman an analyst for the University of Virginia’s Center for...
VIDEO: Tension mounts as Election Day ends with no results

VIDEO: Tension mounts as Election Day ends with no results

by Amanda Rooker | Nov 4, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured

WASHINGTON–As Election Day kicked off in DC, businesses across the city boarded up their windows, and a non-scalable fence was placed around the perimeter of the White House in preparation for potential protests.However, as November 3rd came to a close with no...
Suburban women are bucking expectations in the 2020 Election, remain a key voting group

Suburban women are bucking expectations in the 2020 Election, remain a key voting group

by Karli Goldenberg | Nov 3, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON — Suburban women were a key pillar of Donald Trump’s 2016 election, but they are projected to flip and support Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 election. During a rally in Johnstown, Pa. on Oct. 13, President Trump riffed off of...
VIDEO: Downtown DC boards up and prepares for protests

VIDEO: Downtown DC boards up and prepares for protests

by Julia Benbrook | Nov 3, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON — Some DC businesses have boarded up their windows in anticipation of tonight’s election results. The White House is surrounded by a non-scalable fence. The fence reaches from H Street to Constitution Avenue. “It’s a bit ominous just having the big,...
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