by Bill Scher | Oct 20, 2016 | Blog
The following is my contribution to Politico Magazine's post-debate pundit roundup, answering the questions "is it all over?" and "what we will remember years from now?" This cake is baked. Any hope that Donald Trump could deliver a game-changing last-ditch final...
by Bill Scher | Oct 17, 2016 | Blog
On last Friday's Rick Smith Show, I discuss why we should not expect a white "silent majority" will propel Donald Trump, and whether Trump might drag down the down-ballot Republicans. Check out the podcast. Hear more on The Rick Smith Show website.
by Bill Scher | Oct 17, 2016 | Blog
We're at the stage of the election where obsession with the latest polls reaches its peak. Yet it is also the stage when polls can stop informing about the electorate and start warping the electorate. We can't pretend polls don't exist, but we should handle with care....
by Bill Scher | Oct 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Pence v. Truth Politico fact checks the debate: "[Pence] said 'Iraq has been overrun by ISIS' when in fact the terrorist group is losing ground ... While Pence countered that the Republican never said that, Kaine was indeed spot on declaring Trump has called for...
by Bill Scher | Oct 4, 2016 | Blog
Buried in a recent a column from Politico's Glenn Thrush is this nugget about the Clinton campaign's strategy for wooing "higher-income and higher-education Republicans" away from Trump: Clinton’s focus groups (they seem to be running around-the-clock these days) show...
