David Lauter
Politics Columnist at Los Angeles Times
Politics columnist Los Angeles Times. Retired editor. Also @davidlauter.bsky.social. Look for my photos on Flickr.
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Nov 23, 2024 |
latimes.com | David Lauter
Because they are all-or-nothing contests, American elections lend themselves to over-interpretation. In 1988, Republican Vice President George H.W. Bush defeated Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, winning more than 400 electoral votes — a mark that seemed routine at the time, but which no presidential candidate in either party has hit since. The election marked the third lopsided victory in a row for the Republicans. Analysts declared the GOP had a lock on the electoral college.
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Oct 20, 2024 |
thedailynewsonline.com | David Lauter
WASHINGTON — I watch polls for a living. I have one piece of advice for the next few weeks: Stop. It’s not that polls are broken. Contrary to much criticism, surveys continue to provide remarkably accurate results and important insights into what different groups of voters think. kAmqFE >@DE A6@A=6 C6=6?E=6DD=J 4=:4<:?8 @? E96 =2E6DE[ 7C6D96DE DFCG6JD 2C6?’E =@@<:?8 7@C E92E] %96J H2?E E@ <?@H — :7 J@F’C6 C625:?8 E9:D[ J@F AC@323=J H2?E E@ <?@H — E96 @?6 2?DH6C E92E A@==D :?
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Oct 20, 2024 |
thelcn.com | David Lauter
WASHINGTON — I watch polls for a living. I have one piece of advice for the next few weeks: Stop. It’s not that polls are broken. Contrary to much criticism, surveys continue to provide remarkably accurate results and important insights into what different groups of voters think. kAmqFE >@DE A6@A=6 C6=6?E=6DD=J 4=:4<:?8 @? E96 =2E6DE[ 7C6D96DE DFCG6JD 2C6?’E =@@<:?8 7@C E92E] %96J H2?E E@ <?@H — :7 J@F’C6 C625:?8 E9:D[ J@F AC@323=J H2?E E@ <?@H — E96 @?6 2?DH6C E92E A@==D :?
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Oct 19, 2024 |
thebrunswicknews.com | David Lauter
WASHINGTON - I watch polls for a living. I have one piece of advice for the next few weeks: Stop. It's not that polls are broken. Contrary to much criticism, surveys continue to provide remarkably accurate results and important insights into what different groups of voters think.
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Oct 19, 2024 |
thederrick.com | David Lauter
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