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It's Election day! Voters are visiting polling locations and social media mavens are sharing opinions and local reports in megathreads, polls and comments on Reddit Inc (NYSE:RDDT). Here are some notable threads to follow for election coverage on Reddit.  Polls Open: Subreddit r/politics has...

Many experts and political pundits wrote off President Joe Biden's chances of winning reelection in 2024 following the president's poor debate performance against former President Donald Trump in June. Since the debate, polls have swung in Trump's favor and electoral odds continued to show Trump's...

Following a contentious debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the Democratic Party is grappling with uncertainty over the party's candidate in the 2024 presidential election. Election polls are now showing that Vice President Kamala Harris may have a better shot than Biden at beating Trump....

Leading pollster Nate Silver founded FiveThirtyEight, which has been used to predict the outcomes of several presidential elections. While he no longer works for the company, which is owned by Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS), Silver recently shared several takes on the 2024 election. What Happened: With...

As the 2024 presidential election draws nearer, a closely watched presidential forecast has been released, predicting an extremely close result in the hotly contested race. The Forecast: FiveThirtyEight released its 2024 Presidential Election forecast on Tuesday. President Joe Biden and former...

A close race between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump is anticipated by many for the 2024 presidential election. While most election polls predict a close race between the two candidates, a recent poll shows a sizable lead for one candidate. What Happened: A new poll from...

Former president Donald Trump has dominated many election polls among Republican voters ahead of the 2024 election. A leading data analytics writer shared insight into what past elections could mean for Trump’s current odds of winning the GOP nomination for the upcoming presidential election...

This article was originally published in December 2021. Director of National Institute On Drug Abuse (NIDA) Dr. Nora Volkow recently discussed the benefits and harms of cannabis consumption in an interview with FiveThirtyEight, wherein she acknowledged that there is no...

With President Donald Trump’s first term as president at its midway point, the latest data from MorningConsult suggests the country is still deeply divided geographically over the way Trump is running the country. According to FiveThirtyEight, Trump’s national approval rating...

President Donald Trump might have drawn headlines away from his domestic troubles with his first state trip abroad, but ongoing investigations into his team’s Russian ties and financial dealings aren’t going away. Which means the steady murmurs of impeachment will likely remain when he...

Legal experts are having a field day debating whether President Donald Trump has plunged the United States into a “Constitutional crisis,” a loaded term but a somewhat elusive concept. To many people, explaining the concept might as well be embodied by paraphrasing the late Supreme...

Sampling (or the practice of taking a brief part of a preexisting song to create the beat for a new one) is much more common that most people tend to notice, and it’s not limited to rap music. Everyone, from pop star Beyoncé to electronic duo Daft Punk does it. The website WhoSampled....

U.S. politics have changed a lot since the 1970s, and recent years have seen Americans become much more polarized. In an article published Tuesday, FiveThirtyEight senior editor Ritchie King shared a look into how this happened by analyzing the “state-by-state spread of the margins...

Free trade is hurting America and its workers, Donald Trump assured a few days ago in Detroit. And China is hurting them the most, he added, “They break the rules in every way imaginable.” While this statement might sound ridiculous to many, Trump is not alone in this sentiment. Major...

Worried about your favorite NBA player’s performance after the Olympics? Scared over the famous wear-and-tear theory? Well, don’t be. FiveThirtyEight has done the math and assure that “playing for Team USA doesn’t hurt NBA stars the next season.” Contrary to popular...