David Beard

1 week ago | the-downballot.com | David Nir |David Beard

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -50:52Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. At long, long, long last, Republicans have abandoned their effort to overturn the election for North Carolina's Supreme Court—which took place all the way back in November. We've closely followed every twist and turn, so naturally we're exploring what it all means, both for Democrats and democracy, on this week's episode of The Downballot podcast.

3 weeks ago | the-downballot.com | David Nir |David Beard

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -42:22Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. The Downballot is thrilled to announce the publication of the newest edition of our most widely used—and beloved—set of data: our calculations of the 2024 presidential election results for all 435 congressional districts. Naturally, we're talking all about it on this week's edition of our podcast, including why it's such a herculean undertaking and what the numbers tell us.

1 month ago | the-downballot.com | David Nir |David Beard

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -57:40Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Liberals won a massive victory in last week's pivotal battle for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, but the public saw precious little polling data that projected a blowout. Joining us on this week's episode of The Downballot podcast is pollster Margie Omero of GBAO, whose internal polling nailed Judge Susan Crawford's 10-point margin.

Feb 6, 2025 | the-downballot.com | David Beard

A special election will soon be underway to succeed Republican Elise Stefanik after she’s confirmed as ambassador to the United Nations, but New York Democrats are considering delaying it from April to June—or possibly even later. On this week’s episode of The Downballot podcast, David Beard and guest host Joe Sudbay break down the implications of Empire State Democrats finding a backbone.

Oct 18, 2023 | minnpost.com | David Beard |Kyle Stokes |Greta Kaul |Melody Hoffmann

Students are back at the University of Minnesota Duluth, where I teach, and I’m grateful to see last year’s new students again, to see this year’s new students for the first time and to hear from alumni recently placed in their new jobs.  Meanwhile, the children in my life are considering college this fall. The brochures are flooding the mailbox, stacking up on the dining room table. If the number of brochures matters in recruiting, the University of Chicago has sent four.