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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Less than a week into Donald Trump’s second presidency, new data offers a closer look into last ...

Election night has a language all its own, as terms like “dangling chads” and “purple state” don’t tend to come up too often in odd-numbered years. But as election night 2024 draws near, you’ll likely ...

It’s the recent phenomenon by which an apparent Republican lead early after polls close on election night is erased by the counting of mail-in ballots later in the evening or in the days after ...

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The term “red mirage” refers to disproportionately-high numbers of Republican votes cast and tallied on Election Day. It’s accompanied by a “blue shift,” where the count sways toward Democrats as ...

Because a higher percentage of voters who request mail-in ballots are Democrats, there is the potential for what is referred to as a "red mirage" or "blue shift." A red mirage describes a situation ...