As part of the Talking About Politics series, this conversation discussed what happened in the key races and tried to make sense of these results and why they matter for the future of American politics. The discussion started with discussion topics identified by students in Professor Rich Holtzman’s course, POLS 353-Political Parties and Elections. This discussion was held Monday, November 14. 2022 and was led by Marcus Hudson, Junior Study Abroad Student, Rich Holtzman, Associate Professor of Political Science, and Dymond Bush, Research and Instruction Librarian, Krupp Library.
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Election Summary/ Results
How Election Week 2022 Went Down- FiveThirtyEight
Live Updates -FiveThirtyEight
Still Undecided- New York Times
The President & Midterm Elections
Change in Congressional seats of the president's party in the midterm elections from 1934 to 2018
Voter Turnout
Voter Turnout- Pew Research Center
Turnout rates among the voting-eligible population in United States presidential and midterm elections from 1789 to 2020- Statista (Data)
2022 Election: Young Voters Have High Midterm Turnout, Influence Critical Races- Tufts CIRCLE
Issue-Based Voting
Important issues for voters in the United States in the upcoming midterm elections 2022- Statista
Abortion
Abortion access proved to be a powerful force in 2022 midterm elections- CBS News
Inflation
Inflation is top issue in this week's midterms- NPR
Student Loans
What The Election Results Mean For Student Loan Forgiveness: 4 Key Takeaways- Forbes
Biden's student-loan forgiveness is at risk. It may have helped stop a 'red tsunami' as Gen Z flocked to the polls to save their relief.- Business Insider
Republican Red Wave
US midterms: Why a Republican 'wave' never happened- BBC
How Gen Z Held Off the Red Wave- TIME
Trump Effect, Election Deniers, and January 6th
Trump’s favorite candidates disappoint on Election Day, raising questions about his 2024 pitch- CNBC
Boebart to Lake: how election deniers have fared in US midterms- BBC
Redistricting/ Gerrymandering
What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State- FiveThirtyEight
Gerrymandering explained- Brennan Center
Polling/Expectations Game
Pre-Election Polling- Vox
State Races
Georgia Runoff- US Vote Foundation
United Kingdom Perspective
What are midterm elections, and why are they important? - US Embassy
Where $7.5 Billion in Midterm Campaign Ads Are Hitting Hardest- Wall Street Journal
Democracy in America- Alexis deToqueville