In prior shutdowns, the battle over public opinion has been defined by the “blame game” - who Americans blame more in the midst of an ongoing government shutdown. However, this time is different, as the public is, for the first time, at least somewhat in favor of shutting down the government to achieve a policy goal. Read more.

Declan • October 14, 2025 • 11 minute read

To say the least, Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York Mayoral Primary over Former Governor Andrew Cuomo was a massive political earthquake, the consequences of which are only beginning to reverberate through the Democratic party. Read more.

William • October 9, 2025 • 6 minute read

During a string of rocket attacks and fighting between Hamas and Israel in 2021, and following an attack on the Al-Aqsa mosque by IDF forces during Ramadan, then candidate for Mayor of New York Andrew Yang issued a series of statements that he and his campaign must have seen as somewhat routine: Read more.

Declan • September 20, 2025 • 10 minute read

Welcome to our website. If you are anything like me, you are passionate about politics and the data that drives it. I was nine years old during the 2008 Election, and it was the first I followed, tracking the polls and stories which chronicled that campaign. Read more.

Declan • September 20, 2025 • 4 minute read

In a 2016 interview with Charlie Rose for PBS, Hillbilly Elegy author JD Vance proclaimed himself to be a “Never Trump guy”. In a series of now-deleted tweets, Vance called Trump an “idiot”, “noxious” and “reprehensible”. In private, he went much further. Read more.

Declan • September 20, 2025 • 22 minute read