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The 2010 Elections: Why Did Political Science Forecasts Go Awry?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 April 2011

David W. Brady ,
Morris P. Fiorina  and
Arjun S. Wilkins
David W. Brady
Affiliation:
Stanford University
Morris P. Fiorina
Affiliation:
Stanford University
Arjun S. Wilkins
Affiliation:
Stanford University
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In President Obama's words, the Democratic Party experienced a “shellacking” in the 2010 elections. In particular, the net loss of 63 House seats was the biggest midterm loss suffered by a party since 1938—the largest in the lifetimes of approximately 93% of the American population.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 44 , Issue 2 , April 2011 , pp. 247 - 250
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 2011

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