When an election result is disputed, people who are skeptical about the outcome may be swayed by figures of authority who come down on one side or the other. Those figures can be independent monitors, ...

When an election result is disputed, people who are skeptical about the outcome may be swayed by figures of authority who come down on one side or the other. Those figures can be independent monitors, ...

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A new computational model analyzes the factors that help determine whether debunking efforts will persuade people to change their beliefs about the legitimacy of an election. When an election result ...

“It’s gotten so bad that people have been telling me that somehow I can’t do predictions because I am wearing a wig,” said Allan Lichtman from his home outside Washington, D.C., where he is enduring ...

How does the Daily Mail/J.L. Partners election model actually work? READ MORE: Follow the day's latest political developments on our live blog We are headed for the closest election in decades. With ...

Democratic chances of winning the White House remain strong, according to a closely followed economic election model. Moody’s Analytics is forecasting that Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic ...

Election handicapper Nate Silver's prediction model is in the spotlight thanks to an election forecast that seems bullish on former President Donald Trump’s chances of victory, raising questions about ...

Hyper-partisanship, bitter political polarization, division and negative campaigns are leading a generation of Americans to turn away from our democracy. The recent redistricting battles being waged ...