Mark Joslyn

The pathways to the Presidency and control of the Senate

Check out this elections spreadsheet calculator to examine the different pathways to an Electoral College victory.

Americans are buying more guns than ever before and the gun-owner vote is still ignored.

The run on guns is historic and not a word about it in the news media. The gun owner vote must not matter, right? Look at the evidence and draw your own conclusions.

Four surprising data points to consider as we head down the stretch

Let’s consider several data points not well publicized but could be important in the final weeks.

Spotting Fake News: A Tool Kit

Guest blogger, Ben Rogers from Norfolk State University – and KU PhD, provides a Tool Kit to spot Fake News.

Keys to White House

Allan Lichtman’s Keys to the White House Prediction Model. Since 1984, he’s got it right every time. What does he say for 2020?

The Fundamentals say Biden

What are the fundamentals and why do they favor Biden?

A month to go and the winner is?

With a month to go, see which candidate analysts predict will win the presidential contest and the Senate.

Election Polls and Prediction

Take a look at election polls and predicting election outcomes — three things to remember.

Politicized sports, a knife’s edge – part 2

Photo by Keith Allison. KA Sports Photos In part 1 of this post, I outlined the costs and benefits of sports activism. In part 2, I examine data about American’s image of the sport industry. For the last 2 decades, the sports industry has enjoyed a consistently favorable image. However, in 2020 that image turnedContinue reading “Politicized sports, a knife’s edge – part 2”

Politicized sports, a knife’s edge – part 1

Political tensions are on the rise and they manifest in sports. The costs and consequences of politicized sports.