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Viewpoint: Predicting midterms with historical data

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Despite being the cause of endless speculation and news coverage, midterm elections are one of the most predictable events in American politics. This holds particularly true in the House of Representatives, where the president’s party has lost seats in 17 of the last 19 midterm elections.

Most of the losses in the House are by double digits, with some climbing especially high, like the 54 seats lost in 1994 and the 63 seats in 2010. The two years with gains by the president’s party were...

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What’s going on in Washington?

The days in Washington, DC, seem to fly by as we barrel towards the Sept. 30 expiration deadline of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. Transaction has slowed to a near standstill surrounding the uncertainty of the votes of moderate Senators from purple states who are stuck between a rock and hard place politically.

House Democrats are approaching the upcoming infrastructure bill and the reconciliation legislation in a “two-tracked” approach. Both sides of the aisle have...

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Biden and the maritime industry: On course with a few detours

The maritime industry will find a friendly environment in Congress and at the White House as a result of last week’s elections, but it should brace for some major policy shifts as a Biden administration pushes ahead with its promised climate change agenda.

Maritime stakeholders can expect strong support in the White House for the Jones Act, which the industry considers crucial to its future as the law reserves coastwise trade for U.S. built, owned and crewed vessels. Biden included the Jones Act...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/biden-and-the-maritime-industry-on-course-with-a-few-detours/

Who’s transportation backing? Dems are early favorites

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While transportation sector donors in the 2020 election season are overwhelmingly supporting Democratic candidates on the whole, President Donald Trump in particular continues to hold a huge advantage over Democratic nominee Joe Biden, according to the latest Federal Election Commission (FEC) campaign finance reports.

Trump has received $5,220,477 in campaign contributions from those employed in, or connected to, transportation companies, versus Biden’s $1,875,121 raised to date.

But looking at...

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