Our new podcast has the DDHQ team's first reactions to the 2025 election results. It was such a good night for Democrats that Jay Jones, the damaged Dem attorney general nominee in Virginia, won VA by about the same margin as Kamala Harris did in 2024. zurl.co/UWubQ

The 2025 election is in the books! In our post-election podcast, the DDHQ team offers its first reactions to the results, including Zohran Mamdani's win in New York, which was driven by unusually large turnout among younger voters. decisiondeskhq.substack.com/p/2025-elect...

31 states. 20,000+ elections. 2025 may be an "off year" election, but there is A LOT being decided by voters tomorrow. DDHQ's election preview extravaganza dives into the most notable contests across the country.

The DDHQ Podcast talked #NYCMayor with @michaellangenyc.bsky.social. With Mamdani holding a double-digit lead over Cuomo, the question for Election Day may not so much be who wins or loses, but whether Mamdani can break 50% & win something like a mandate. decisiondeskhq.substack.com/p/new-york-c...

Dr. Ian Malcolm famously said in Jurassic Park that “life, uh, finds a way.”

Amid the national clash over redrawing congressional maps, Virginia Democrats are trying to prove that “redistricting, uh, finds a way.” DDHQ's newsletter digs into the Virginia situation. zurl.co/51JrN

In our weekly Substack newsletter, @geoffreyskelley.com
digs into the sequence of events necessary for Virginia Democrats to redistrict their state's congressional map in time for the 2026 election. It's not impossible, but there are MANY steps. decisiondeskhq.substack.com/p/virginia-r...

Abigail Spanberger's #VAGOV campaign says this is what the polling is like in an SMS fundraising message:

This is what @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social says the polling is like:

But fundraising requires a narrative, I guess.

This week's DDHQ Podcast features a close look at #NJGov with the great Steve Kornacki. Steve joined
@geoffreyskelley.com for a map-rich discussion of how recent trends could influence the New Jersey race between Mikie Sherrill (D) & Jack Ciattarelli (R).
decisiondeskhq.substack.com/p/new-jersey...

ICYMI DDHQ pubbed a rich #NJGov preview in our Substack newsletter, The Bellwether. A highly-competitive race may depend on how well the GOP can build on Trump's 2024 gains in NJ. zurl.co/nOpE7

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We put together some great maps and charts of New Jersey's vote as part of our preview of the 2025 #NJGov race. Check them out here! zurl.co/r9vdM

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We're about 2 weeks out from Election Day, so @geoffreyskelley.com has a preview of #NJGov in our newsletter. Mikie Sherrill (D) is favored but Jack Ciattarelli (R) has a path if he can meld his strengths with Trump's 2024 improvement in the Garden State. zurl.co/EkYue

In DDHQ's latest pod, @geoffreyskelley.com & @kkondik.bsky.social talked about Virginia's 2025 races. In the high-profile attorney general's race, incumbent Jason Miyares (R) has directly pitched Spanberger #vagov voters to not back Jay Jones (D) after his texting scandal. zurl.co/wr9oo

DDHQ's latest podcast digs into Virginia's volatile Attorney General race and what's happening in #VAGov. Chief Elections Analyst @geoffreyvs was joined by @kkondik, Managing Editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball at the UVA @Center4Politics. Watch/listen now! zurl.co/WrxTm