Why the 2018 Midterms May Have Been Bluer Than You Think

Published: Nov. 19, 2018, 12:34 p.m.

b'This story originally appeared on AndrewGelman.com and has been republished here with permission. What can we really learn from what happened in the 2018 midterm elections? When we talk about election results, we\\u2019re always discussing them on three levels: their direct political consequences, their implications for future politics, and what they allow us to infer about public opinion.'