Category: Primaries

• Ohio: Districts 1, 9, & 13

  April 7, 2022

  Introduction After months of uncertain judicial wrangling and vitriolic national discourse, the Buckeye State’s decennial redistricting process finally seems complete. Back in 2021, conventional wisdom held that Ohio’s solidified Republican trifecta would adopt a GOP gerrymander just as effective as it did in 2012. Following months of discourse, pundit world… Read More

  Harrison Lavelle

• The Battle for the Future of the Republican Party: What is Trump’s Role?

  March 21, 2022

  Introduction When New York businessman Donald Trump first announced his Presidential campaign in June 2015, few mainstream pundits took him seriously. Over the ensuing year, Trump shocked the political establishment by spearheading the successful defeat of over a dozen capable officeholders – each of whom was well-groomed to seek the… Read More

  Harrison Lavelle

• The Texas Recap + Ratings Shifts

  March 2, 2022

  Introduction Texans voted in the first primary election of the 2022 cycle yesterday, concluding some hard fought campaigns and setting up a few more in the process. To be self-accountable, Split Ticket will be releasing recaps after each primary revisiting our Watchlist predictions while shedding some light on November. So… Read More

  Harrison Lavelle

• The Texas Primary Watchlist

  February 27, 2022

  Introduction Welcome to the first edition of Watchlist, Split Ticket’s new electoral rundown series. With political junkies everywhere preparing for the beginning of election season, all eyes are focused on Texas. There, the inaugural primaries of the 2022 cycle will be held tomorrow. Each of the most competitive statewide and… Read More

  Harrison Lavelle