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a machine learning/software engineer. also political data @TheArgumentMag, co-founder @SplitTicket_, and @cal alum. ✉️ lakshya@theargumentmag.com. i hate sports

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Where Do Trends Favor Each Party?

Where Do Trends Favor Each Party?

The most common way to look at election shifts is to look at county-level swing. This is the standard, accept…

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America and the Abortion Debate

America and the Abortion Debate

Over the last fifty years, perhaps no single issue in American politics has been as hotly debated as abortion…

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How Big Is the Red Wave Going To Be?

How Big Is the Red Wave Going To Be?

Observers look at primary elections as a separate species from general elections. Primaries are viewed both a…

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Is Electability Real?

Is Electability Real?

One of the biggest flashpoints in the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries was the notion of electability. …

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The Declining Value of a Dollar

The Declining Value of a Dollar

I need a dollar (dollar), a dollar is what I need...And if I share with you my story, would you share your do…

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How the Electorate Changes from Presidential to Midterm Years

How the Electorate Changes from Presidential to Midterm Years

Dear Readers: Join us tonight from 6-7 p.m. eastern for a conversation with Matthew Barzun, the former U.S. a…

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Platner is on the ropes. What comes next?

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By Lakshya Jain Verified
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Graham Platner’s Senate bid is all but over. With new allegations of sexual assault looking credible, the Maine Democratic Party has lost interest in having him on the ballot. “This candidacy is done. We’ve seen this film before with other candidates. It always goes like this: The candidate wants an off-ramp, the party plays hardball, and one way or another, he’s out,” said The Argument Director of Political Data Lakshya Jain in a Substack Live conversation with VoteHub’s Zachary Donnini.
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The Democratic Tea Party strikes again

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By Lakshya Jain Verified
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The left showed its strength in yet another set of primaries on Tuesday, beating establishment candidates Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Diana DeGette in their bids for the Democratic nominations for Colorado governor and a Denver House seat, respectively. This is becoming a pattern, Lakshya Jain, The Argument director of political data, noted in a Substack Live conversation with VoteHub’s Zachary Donnini.
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Are forecasters sleeping on Democrats?

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By Lakshya Jain Verified, Erin Covey
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Fresh off of last week’s model release, in which our director of political data, Lakshya Jain, argued that The Cook Political Report’s election ratings were strangely pessimistic for Democrats, Cook’s Erin Covey gamely agreed to sort it out live in conversation. Erin argued that Cook’s ratings, which take into account a large amount of internal and public information alike, are designed to be “stickier,” erring on the side of caution.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I've never had a *job* in journalism, but I did get started with writing about the NHL's San Jose Sharks for SBNation site Fear The Fin.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Nope! Wish I did, though.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter and Facebook Messenger/Instagram
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