As we reach Labor Day Weekend, traditionally considered the unofficial start of the general election season, it’s worth looking at where the generic ballot stands and whether it is predictive.

A Nov. 1 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes a screenshot of a CNN broadcast showing former President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump at a polling place in New York.

The 2022 midterm elections are just more than three months away. Most signs suggest it’s going to be a good election year for Republicans – including the so-called “generic ballot.” ...

And now in the final Yahoo News/YouGov poll before the Nov. 8 midterm elections ... generic congressional ballot. The latest Yahoo News/YouGov poll was conducted from Oct. 27-31. Getty Images ...

Our finding: Americans who see news coverage that shows generic “line” images at polling places are significantly less likely to say they will vote in future elections. In our most recent experiment ...

The X image, which has received over 70,000 views as of writing, purports to show piles of 2024 election ballots. “For my next trick, I’m going to make all of these Donald Trump and Mark ...

Just a couple of basic factors—House generic ballot polling and the number of seats the presidential party is defending—do a decent job of predicting midterm congressional election results.

The first ballots of the general election are heading to voters, as Alabama officials started mailing them out Wednesday. Once eligible Alabama voters who requested absentee ballots receive them ...

The original image, which stems from Alamy and was also featured in an article from The Associated Press re-published by the Boston Globe, shows ballots in 2020, not 2024. The final set of New ...