The next steps toward the Oval Office include certification of state election results by Dec. 8 During a normal presidential election year, the winner is unofficially announced on the evening of Nov. 3 and sworn into office on Jan. 20. But as everyone is well aware, 2020 has been anything but normal. It’s for this … Continued
As outlined by Luckbox in October, some historically reliable presidential election prediction models, data and opinions have suggested conflicting results regarding the 2020 electoral outcome. With election day less than a week away, it’s worth reviewing some last-minute prediction considerations as well as a brief analysis of some potential impacts of different outcomes. One important … Continued
Overshadowed by the U.S. elections, as well as a recent worldwide surge in coronavirus cases, the U.S.-China trade war could snap back into focus on Nov. 4—or whenever the outcome of the election is ultimately decided. That’s because international trade has received an outsized amount of attention during the Trump presidency, and it’s not known … Continued
Social desirability bias has created a shy Trump voter effect, Trafalgar Group’s chief pollster Robert Cahaly says. The result? Trump could fare much better on election night than most polls suggest. Despite receiving seemingly endless criticism, Robert Cahaly’s track record as a political pollster speaks for itself. He and his polling company, Trafalgar Group, had … Continued
An already jittery stock market has seen an uptick in volatility during the last week or so, and that may be due to the fact that the U.S.-China trade deal was inadvertently canceled on Monday, June 22, for a brief period of time. During an interview with Fox News on the evening of the 22nd, … Continued
Twitter found itself in the media spotlight after President Donald Trump last Thursday signed an executive order targeting social media platforms and their protections under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The act, explored in depth in a previous Luckbox book review, protects companies such as Twitter and Facebook from being held liable for … Continued